At the end of the First Crusade, the church created a monastic military order known as the Knights Templar. Now, rising up from the ashes of history, they are the Vatican’s last defense in the war between good and evil...

Cade Williams is no ordinary man. A chance encounter with a powerful supernatural entity left him possessed of certain unique abilities, such as the power to cross between the lands of the living and those of the dead. Now, as commander of the Echo Team, the special operations unit within the Templar hierarchy, Cade has devoted his life to using those “gifts” to protect mankind from supernatural threats and enemies.

When a group of necromancers known as the Council of Nine begin attacking Templar commanderies, Cade and the men of the Echo Team are called in to deal with the issue. They quickly discover that the necromancers are after the Spear of Destiny, a legendary relic whose powers they hope to twist to their own ungodly ends. The Echo Team cannot allow that to happen, no matter the cost.

There’s only one problem.

The necromancers are allied with the same supernatural creature that left Cade for dead five years before and unwittingly gave him his gifts. A creature so powerful that the Templars know it simply as the Adversary.

In order to keep the Spear of Destiny from falling into the necromancers’ hands, Cade will be forced to face his own personal demons, not only those deep inside his heart, but also the one that left him scarred, body and soul.

A demon that has already beaten him once before...