Half-son of the fallen god Matar, Illsar Aegno sits at the edge of light and dark. Having denied his father's will since his birth, Illsar seeks to balance the chaos with order. Always scheming, always plotting, he moves to break any who would monopolise power, and above all else seeks to remove the stain of Black Matter from the world. Yet secretly, the Dragon Lord believes the world is hurtling toward something even he cannot prevent...