2421 AD-300 years after the second coming of Joshua-and two months after the events of The Human. Still recovering from the loss of Beth Raven, Adam is sent by his superior in the Church of Joshua on a questionable mission to a research Abbey. It's the last thing he wants to do, and Lucky has warned him that it's a trap. But then Lucky has been acting strangely himself lately. And when Adam arrives at the Abbey, matters...