Azazyel has escaped Dudael, the hostile and desolate prison created by Calypso to punish the Fallen One for betraying her father, the Final. Countless ages of captivity have driven the dark angel to insanity, and now his madness is bent on revenge at all costs. He will stop at nothing to reclaim his Hourglass.Jake's dreams are getting more intense. Every time he falls asleep his visions are becoming more disturbing, reaching out and pulling him along into a reality that is becoming stranger by the moment.After searching for decades, the Heart of the Gods has just slipped through Clarence's fingers. The unexpected arrival of Bill, Jake and Amy, however, may have brought vital clues to the whereabouts of the mysterious sphere. The dark forces that have guided Clarence his entire life are demanding that he find it - and failure is not an option.Heavenly powers collide as thousands of years of enmity culminates in full out war following the Rise of the Hateful Throne.