In a difficult hour for the Motherland, the race of the Shining Ones continues to wage a mortal battle. Their enemies are countless, and their leaders are immortal - after all, it is not the Rulers of the Dark Worlds themselves who fight and die, but only their avatars. Death in battle for them means nothing more than the loss of expensive equipment, and they do not experience the fear of death. But the warriors of the Shining Ones die for real, and they do not know the word “fear” for another reason. The mighty veteran Thorbrand, known as the Thirteenth, and the young Valkyrie Adelheid, who recently became his soul mate, can sometimes withstand armadas of enemies together - but the streams of invaders arriving from the Dark Worlds are endless...