When a renegade explorer named Korvlos turns up missing at sea, Dyven and friends uncover evidence that he might be a Zyx. Worse yet, Dyven and friends suspect that he might be the leader of a shadow organization called the Nysterion who are plotting treachery against Aglar, the High King. As our heroes spiral further into peril on the high seas, forgotten secrets and disturbed pasts come to light as a troubling connection is made between the Nysterion, the Zyx, and the Royal Family itself.

Two parallel storylines go across time to compare the fall of ancient Tarthalla with the apparent imminent fall of Diaxophas. Both worlds struggle with the moral dilemmas of power and authority: the unworthy who thirst for it versus the worthy who long to avoid it. Dyven and friends survive a whirlwind of political intrigue, prison breaks, technological gadgetry, and espionage as both timelines hurtle toward very startling conclusions.

For millennia, the medieval world of Diaxophas has lived in peace. But when a scientist named Dyven shares his discovery with the High Council of Diaxophas, he and all its members soon turn up either dead or missing. What did Dyven discover and why was he silenced? Who is behind this treachery and why are they targeting the Royal Family itself for blame and scandal? Why is a haunting children's nursery rhyme suddenly on everyone's mind? There are few clues to go on other than whispers of a mythical race of shape shifters and Dyven's hand scribbled drawing of a goat's eye. Aglar, the High King...

Zyx and humans alike pursue a dead civilization's fabled treasure - a cache of unknown contents believed to have caused the destruction of Old Tarthalla. To avoid history repeating such cataclysmic events, Dyven and friends will have to make strange alliances, race to gather mysterious artifacts, and prepare for a war that threatens to destroy Diaxophas once and for all.