A relentless lone rider with strange powers is hunting a sadistic criminal and the powerful men that protect him and use him to start a devastating war in the United States. The first volume of a Western with supernatural overtones. Kansas, 1861. As tensions rise between the Northern and Southern states, a fanatical, violent preacher leaves a trail of corpses behind him, all the while calling people to take up arms against pro-slavery states. Close on his tail is a lone rider with a strange gift: he can read the past and future of those he touches. In the small town of Holton, a showdown is brewing, but things aren't as straightforward as they seem ...