Earth is coming apart at the seams. Global warming makes every year a maelstrom waiting to happen. With economic hardship breathing down his neck, Michael attempts to find solitude and restoration in riding the winds in his sailplane. But the impossible happens, and Michael's ride on the winds crash-lands him into an unimaginable reality. Eressa, another dimension of Earth, spoken of in ancient myth, will soon collide with his world. Eressa is a world of astonishing beauty and well-being where no sentient being has ever killed another. It should be paradise. But Michael carries a terrible secret and the blood on Michael's hands cries out for resolution. The nature-loving Eidoni and the mysterious AEthelians commit to bringing Michael into the long-life of the Eressi, but they learn that Eressa has unintended effects on their new Earthborn companion. Michael and the Eressi find that Michael harbors a potent killing force that Michael struggles to contain. This force is linked to war memories resident in Michael's body and soul cannot be unjustly forgotten. Michael must somehow gain resolution of the evil he has done and learn to control his new powers, or all that he cares for in the world will be destroyed. Back on Earth, as the veil thins, Marie struggles with the consequences of her husband's sudden disappearance. Unaware of the pivotal position her family now possesses, Marie and her daughter Jenny, become targets of the lusts of men and the murderous intent of spirits who hope to bring evil to Eressa. Michael must find his way into the higher life of Eressa and then back to Earth before his wife and daughter fall victim to torture and death.