The Shadow Lord Gargos has been defeated! But the battle to save humankind from his Astral invasion has taken a terrible toll on the Earth Our world lies in ruin & a sinister new power called the Coven has risen from the ashes vying with the megacorporation Ultratech to rule the shattered nations The heroes Kim Wu & Jago-their Astral powers weakened by their devastating war against Gargos-must band together with the scattered remnants of the Night Guard to forge a pathway into the Astral Plane Here in the birthplace of The Shadow Lord & The Guardians festers the secret malevolence that threatens to destroy them alland enslave the world forever