Beyond the constraints of Time, Life, and Death, there are powerful unseen forces; these forces oversee the movements of life as the balance between good and evil heaves like the waves of the sea. And within the spiral of time, an eternal love causes the chords of the soul to thrum with an unrelenting anthem. This living, evolving melody is etched into the psyche of a most unlikely hero-a young, sickly child who was, by all accounts, not expected to survive, let alone be conceived. In the city of Madra, two healers joyfully anticipate the birth of their long-awaited son, Haruffa. But after only a few short weeks, it becomes apparent that he is quite ill. Desperately petitioning the supernatural Aspects of Life, Death, and Time, the child's parents beg for help at any price. Their cries for mercy are duly heard and answered. The timing of Haruffa's birth is, in fact, no accident: he is to be appointed and equipped to overcome the greatest threat to life upon the planet-the evil necromancer, Bruab, and his growing undead army.