The Index: Vol. 5: Old & New

The Battle of Earth changed the attitude of the universe towards the Mages, so much so that one of them had decided to break ranks, leave his entire life behind, and depart for parts unknown, where he will soon find that some ghosts do not stay buried.

Someone holds a grudge against the Mage community in the wake of the battle, and it's up to the team to band together and find out who is behind a macabre message left across multiple planets and parsecs.

Grieving and traumatized, Arriella is unable to keep focus as the High Mage, and as her sister, Kataria is forced to step into the very role that her mother, Morrhia, had been grooming her for - only to discover her own complete lack of desire for any sort of a leadership position. But Morrhia, who never took no for an answer, has her own ideas for the leading seat of Rovillus's First sector, and this time, she has some willing help.

What happens when someone's vendetta for vengeance hits too close to home?