Master Pietro's impossible discovery precipitates a rapid chain of events. Ryan is confronted with the terrible truth about his ancestry, his history and his destiny, and must decide for himself which path he will take. Marcus, holding Ottavio's leash, is a fly in everyone's ointment. Old friends will return, new enemies are created, and the future of humanity will be decided with a sacrifice. The individual players will be thrust together in this cataclysmic conclusion to the Adaptation series.