Xavier's life has changed because of thing he could not control. He is force to try and understand that the world believes to know is a lie. For there is a greater truth that he and his friends are forced to accept? With his body changing and so is the world he knows. He is not sure what it is happening to him but he thinks he knows why. His friends and acquaintances do not know what is wrong with him. They hardly recognize him. And who is the mysterious Elizabeth who obsessed him? And can she be trusted? Before he fully understands what he is or who he has become, he may find himself an unwilling pawn in a centuries-long chess game in which there can be no real winners. His only alternative may be to lose what little humanity he has left in the red waters of life. Can he find his friends and the answers to his questions before time runs out and it is game over?