Two centuries ago, dying on the battlefield, Tyler Hawthorne made a deal. In exchange for life, he became a Messenger - one who hears the last thoughts of a dying person and conveys them to his loved ones. Since then, Tyler has been forced to lead a lonely existence and constantly move from place to place so that others do not notice that he is not aging. But recently he himself received a message that his long ministry was coming to an end. Tyler hopes to start a normal, mortal life with his beloved, not yet knowing that he is being pursued by an old enemy who will not stop until he destroys him...