The Three have returned to the universe causing great carnage as their eternal battle for the soul of the universe continues. Tolde Breed is summoned with an important task. Hunt down and kill the heretic Inquisitor, Ursal Prowl. The quest will take him to the hulking space station of Hawker's Gate where destiny awaits. There Tolde will witness the opening salvos of a conflict greater than any in human history.
Elisa and Mollock Bolle were saved by the Bloody Man and given the task of finding the Paradise Tear only to seemingly be forgotten on the desert world of An'kuruku. Elisa loses her way, only to find courage and strength once again as the fates bring her closer to the edge of her quest.
Deep in the deserts a storm brews. The whirlwind has come to An'kuruku under the guise of false freedom. Mollock is taken in and transformed into the voice for change, rebellion, and liberation from the Conclave. People flock to his call, all eager to listen to the madman on the rocks preach.