The world of Myrra is the one in which Jim Rook first became Nightmaster. Now ravaged by the Unbound, it has been ravaged almost beyond his recognition. A group of fugitive children lead he and his companions to Marrin, the last adult free of the Unbound who explains the dark fate this world has experienced since Jim was last there. And the Unbound have constructed a magical site, the source of a sky piercing white light, that is part of their attempt to reach... Earth! In the Oblivion Bar, the rest of the Shadowpact work to discover the location of their teammates. Enchantress finally does, and takes her part of the team to Arizona, where she finds a "thin spot" between worlds. She combines her power with that of Warlock's Daughter to reach the missing members of the team. But when she does, enormous power forces through a ray of light...