In the distant Mirasa to the east, flames blacker than the emptiness of space gnaw at the edges of reality. To the west, a halo cuts into the sky wreathing an abyssal, midnight sun like a crown of terror. Beyond the Boundary, the only ones who can put a stop to the end of the world lay dead at the feet of the entity known as "Absolutes of Convergence." All but one—the last surviving Astral, the one called Ira.

Ira is an immortal creature—a mechanism of Creation itself. He is bound by rules and principles few could ever hope to understand. But now, like a broken gear, he is driven by a desire for revenge against the one who brought destruction unto his Celestial Throne.

Even so, he must carefully navigate a path through the treacherous mortal Realms while he recovers from the deadly battle he barely survived. Dangers lurk in every corner, and the world is changing. Ancient evils stir in the unobserved shadows, and destiny itself conspires against the world.