Tizrah Pias is 'reluctantly' preparing to take up her ordained roll as High Priestess of Valhil. Meanwhile, the city of Valhil is in turmoil. The entire desert of Nur has been tormented for centuries by an ancient evil. But now the evil is ramping up, and darkness is on the rise, just as prophesies had foretold centuries ago. And just when all seems lost, in the nick of time, a mysterious man appears unexpectedly to the people of the desert, quite literally falling from the sky. A coincidence? Or could he be the messiah; the long awaited prophet told about in legend? So many signs seem to be pointing to the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, and the salvation of Valhil. But as the people are busy celebrating the coming of the prophet, Tizrah has her doubts. Soon, she begins to discover that nothing about Valhil, or the monsters plaguing it, are as they seem.