Garren Waysixth, at age 29 reckoned in terra-years, is a junior ranked Guard in service to the Emperor. An offworld outsider, among the generally extroverted Guards in the ranks. Garren is a loner and has trouble making friends.A In a fit of depression, he turns to the Shrine of Aphrodite to pray for some divine compassion.A But, while praying, a corrupt Field Team drags Garren into a basement and hoists him in shackles. Is this a vicious prank or a game more deadly? Are the approaching eyes of hell-flame coming to usher Garren to his final destiny or to deliver him from despair?A