THE LEGENDARY PROPHET has been drawn back from the dead by a spell of unspeakable power. And with the Prophet's return, the Master of Darkness prepares to launch a devastating new attack against the Empire of the Rose - a war fueled by the most evil of sorceries and by a new magic-cast weapon which, could wipe out legions of men and battledragons alike. The Empire has no choice but to take the fight to the enemy before the Master can build, hi forces, to an undefeatable strength. Now Bazil the battledragon and his dragonboy Relkin set sail with their fleet. But are they embarking on a bold campaign of conquest - or a journey from which none of them will ever return?