With dawn approaching fast, Goliath and the others decide to preempt the Archmage's annihilation of the Avalon Clan.

While Goliath, Angela, and Gabriel hunt down the Archmage, Elisa and the Magus head to the Hollow Hill, with hopes of finding help in case Goliath's strategy falls short. On the way, Elisa hears from the Magus himself what the past thousand years on the mystical island have been like.

The Archmage's vengeance is almost complete . . . and no one is safe . . . .