An ancient evil awakens in the South, the West and the East are on the verge of war. Fulfilling the will of the God of Fire, the Emperor of the West sends his Chancellor to destroy the religion of the North. But evil does not sleep: the Emperor of the West is overthrown, the gods of the South are preparing to invade the West. To uncover the conspiracy of the ancient gods and unravel the web of palace intrigue, Chancellor Elta will have to get his own skeletons out of the closet. And who will like it?