In a post-war universe, after two centuries of cleaning up after villains, restoring worlds, lives, and hearts, and ending wars and resolving conflicts, three young warriors finally say, "It's time for a break." However, they end up with more than what they bargained for as they resurface again in 21st Century New York City, with their break at a screeching halt as new trouble hits. As they hit the ground running and fighting, the warriors confront a series of personal concerns that had become difficult to keep out of the work arena. How far will Shourron II go to ensure the job gets done? What made Rena take the original conflict so personally that she would violate the bylaws that she herself had written? Why does Vannara constantly insist that the galaxy's greatest criminal is innocent? One thing's for sure in their search for those answers: break time's over.

After a century of tentative peace, there is cause to celebrate - the old-fashioned way.The High Mage Ranking Tournament is back for the first time in a thousand years. As the competition heats up to see who of the new crop of Mages is strongest, certain things are bound to come up. Rhyssius receives a letter from an unlikely source. Rena receives a visitor with an unlikely issue. Some things aren't meant to stay under wraps.

In the 34th Century, New York City's everyday gets an entirely new twist when one of the premier businessmen, Jason Watson, goes missing after a series of strange events at his company that have never been resolved. Suspicions of foul play arose to the degree that Alex Kramer, the missing man's business partner, decides that it's time to call in some otherworldly help. Arriella's sister disappears on the job, and her last location takes Arriella and the Mages directly back to Earth. While they are away, Emperor Rhyssius finds out that some ambitions never die... It's all about connections. ...isn't it?

Shourron I wanted nothing more than to find out where he came from. Who was his father? Who ordered the leech? Investigations yielded nothing, and he thought that no one would ever know...Until now. Shourron gets the answers to his checkered past, but the knowledge comes at a everything he knows abouthimself, a world where people had once sought refuge, and the life of someone dear to him.Those who want answers above all must be careful what they wish for.