At the dawn of time, two ancient adversaries battled for control of Earth. One man rose to stand at humanity's side. A soldier whose name we still remember today...

Mikhail has a new mission: train the warriors to fight back against the mysterious kidnappings. But the journey from soldier to general is never easy, especially when the Chief's son undermines his authority. Challenges compound when they learn that 'lizard demons' have put a bounty on Mikhail's head.

Ninsianna thought her prayers had been answered when a man fell from the heavens and vowed to protect her village. But She-who-is is a demanding mistress-not only does she send nightmares of impending evil-but SHE views her husband with a self-serving eye. Can their marriage survive possession by a goddess?

Meanwhile in the heavens, rumors of a cure to the Angelic's impending extinction winds its way through the Emperor's desperate armies. Raphael is charged with finding this 'Holy Grail, ' unaware that Lucifer barters the solution in a quiet coup d' tat. The Eternal Emperor and Shay'tan are so busy outwitting each other that neither notices an ancient Evil is outmaneuvering them all.

A tragic death forces the Alliance to choose which leader they will follow in an epic, heavens-fracturing showdown. The Eternal Emperor ... or Lucifer?