Skilled archer Ryurikov enjoys an unfettered life of thieving and debauchery. He wasn't expecting to die at the hands of a witch while trying to steal from her. Neither did he expect to be revived by spirits with morally stringent demands. Or to be followed by a demon, hungry for his dreams. Luckily, Ryurikov has plenty of good dreams to trade in exchange for the demon's help. He also possesses a wealth of denial about his past, his growing feelings for the demon, and the creatures slowly burning kingdoms to ashes. Too bad for Ryurikov, since he has no choice but to face all three.

In the depths of the Tesera Mine, Oliver's hope of finding Tau again fades with each passing day. Just as despair consumes him, his Sentinel returns, only a shadow of the mighty being he once was.

Oliver swears revenge against those responsible, but there's no time to plan or savour being reunited, as a deadly mistake forces him and his friends to escape.

With no other choice, and a weakened Tau, Oliver traces the steps of his missing teammate to war-torn lands. He's wholly unprepared to discover the toll exacted by mining for magic, and it's worse than Oliver could have ever imagined. His hunger for revenge becomes a desperate need to put a stop to the atrocities committed, even if it means forming an alliance with an adversary.

In a sea teeming with horrors and growing distrust among his friends, Oliver and Tau find solace only in each other's embrace.