Claudio and Chase find themselves in a mysterious reality at the behest of the Willing Well, while Admiral Crom is alerted to the betrayal and destruction surrounding Mayo Deftinwolf. Vielar prepares for Ryan's return from Sinosure, but seeing Ambellina's form sends him deep into memory, and elsewhere, Chase and Claudio form a plan to find the only star-destroying pair in the whole galaxy–Coheed and Cambria.