After a failed attempt at wiping Arcadia of its entire population, Mal and Zenra are teleported to the opposite side of the negative planeーPandemonium.

There, they are essentially trapped, able to communicate with some other planesーbut not much else. Here, Zenra begins to build a warlock army in subservience to Mal (as well as himself), plotting a revenge strike to break open the portal to Arcadia. After discovering Ivan's death, Zenra's resolve reaches a peak, and his desire for revenge becomes all consuming...