ItistheageoftheCrusades.TherobeoftheJoachimhasturnedintoasecondskin.Shroudedinthedarknessoftheworld,hislifeweavesthroughoneiricexperiencesandmysticvisions;ariverofoilrunsbeforehiseyes.Uponwaking,theasceticisfacedwithadivinerevelationandseespropheciesandvisionsthatonlyhisheartcouldunveil.Hislastendeavorismankind’sultimatechallenge:tovanquishtheApocalypse.