At the end of The Sword of Sorrows, Queen Leah, possessing the cursed sword, manages to decapitate the God's leader Zakaroid. Cemel, the alchemist appears before her in a last ditch effort to save her from Kalvich's power. As time has run out, the only way to save her was to shove her through the open Black Star Portal. Unfortunately, for Cemel, Leah threw the sword to Kalvich before she disappeared. Kalvich, in an insane fury decapitates the alchemist. Now, Leah is gone. Vanished. Where on earth has she gone?Leah 'wakes' up, discovering she is pregnant, and feeling a little disassociated from reality. She realizes five months has passed, completing confusing her. For her, a new journey is about to begin.Kalvich is thrust into a deep depression, as not only has he lost his Leah, but his brother in arms Lord Talokta is missing in action. He needs his arch enemy Cemel the Alchemist to assist him. Therefore, the grand masters chess game must continue. God help us all.