A hot wind tears in from the south, driving away the harsh winter and bringing with its wings a black death. A mysterious dark blacksmith lit the fire of doomsday in his forge, ominous shadows gather at the school of the guardians, and burial time is not far off.
Ludwig, Gertrude, the Preacher, and the Scarecrow find themselves at the crossroads of eras, and the path they are forced to choose leads them to death.