The souls shall be gathered are seven in number-for seven is a miraculous number. In turn of the century Portugal, Demon hunter and ship's captain, Lu s da Silva is docked in his homeport, looking forward to a break from the seas, and enjoying a reunion with his wife. But an enemy from da Silva's past has other plans for him. When da Silva's friends start falling victim to strange comas, he knows it is not illness to blame, but...