Fresh with a new theory about an ancient shared religion that united much of mankind, a revolutionary professor is invited to a remote location when a large pharmaceutical company discovers something extraordinary. Will an ancient secret that once unified humanity suddenly be unearthed and unleashed on the modern world? Is civilization ready for the reintroduction of an ancient evil? Set in the Terra Mortuis universe, this is a prequel story to explain the origins of the Terra Mortuis apocalypse.