 On the planet Odeca, a battle rages between the native Mage army and the imperialist army of the Syndicate. A young Syndicate soldier named Kaydon Sentry is wounded during the battle and taken under the care of Karrel, a mage woman with visions of a peaceful future. With the hateful ideology of the Syndicate burned into his mind, Kaydon must face the enemy in the flesh on a journey that will lead them both face to face with a greater danger...