Clouds are gathering again over the Kingdom of the Islands: the leader of the Morells, Murmandramas, is gathering a great army to put an end to Prince Arutha, the Lord of the West and, according to an ancient prophecy, the Destroyer of Darkness. Summoned from oblivion, the dark legions sweep away everything in their path, seeking to subjugate Midkemia to the forces of black magic. On the ruins of the city of Sethanon, the forces of Order collide in a fierce battle with the forces of Chaos, and Prince Arutha and the sorcerer Pag embark on a long and dangerous journey to fight the mysterious and a terrible Enemy and rid the world forever of the threat of his dominion.