Azrael, Brian Bryan and Sister Lilhy continue their travel through the Middle East. Finally, Azrael meets Gray Abbott who holds the secrets regarding the origin of Jean-Paul Valley. Azrael learns that he had been ripped from his mother's womb, incubated, combined with fluids of ancient beasts, and then tortured with electricty in order to become Azrael after being born. This revelation drives Azrael into a frenzy ...