Moirai apprentice, Arlie Gay, has a one-time deal from the Fate, Clotho. “Bring me the perfect pet and earn your humanity.” Determined to succeed, Arlie travels to the time before time to collect the ancient energy necessary to create a were-cat. Turns out this particular beast is the one “pet” capable of disrupting the balance between the nether world of Tartania and the other world of Ourania—and destroying the only existence Arlie has ever known.