Brerto, the god, has been cast to oblivion, destroyed by the power of Dragon’s Flame wielded by a vengeful Cialia bent on freeing Ouloos from the horrors of gods. The effort of battling the ancient and cunning power has left Cialia exhausted. She returns to the Lake and her sisters, the glorious and magnificent Dragons who embody unconditional love and all things pure on Ouloos while the remaining gods hide away in fear of her incomparable power. Her sisters beg her to remain at the Lake with them and become a true Dragon, but the work is not done. All the gods must die.

Maelich has grown more and more detached from the Shaiwah as he leads them across the cracked land on a mission to take back the land stolen from their ancestors centuries prior. Under his tutelage, with the assistance of Ymitoth, the Shaiwah have developed into an unrelenting and decimating force who revel in conquest and bloodshed. Their tactics become more than Maelich can bear as he withdraws further into his own mind.