In the dark and distant future, Armageddon has given rise to an eternal war between the humans, lead by the Vatican, and the Methuselah Empire, the domain of the vampires!

Astharoshe and Abel prepare to present their case to the Diwan, but the royal court is full of backstabbing intrigue, conspiracy and unpleasant surprises! Meanwhile, Ion and Esther get lost in the Methuselah capital, meet a strange young tea-seller and learn the horrifying truth that Radu may not be dead after all...