Gabriel is left for dead. The Horsemen have spread their corruption, targeting the Church's highest order and forcing the Patriarchs to fracture. The Council of the Church demand the white ore in Gabriel's chest be removed and kept for the Church. As Gabriel's life hangs in the balance, Nate and his allies must scramble to awaken him before the Church falls. Meanwhile the Horsemen's corruption continues to spread, the Patriarchs turn one another, the demand for Gabriel's white ore only increases. Their only hope to disappear from the Church's watchful eyes. They have no choice but to destroy the corruption. Travel into the dark zones areas abandoned by the civilized world and find who is poisoning the Church from within. With the world on the brink of war, no one is safe.