A troubled soul does not deserve the peace of death At least that's the way it feels to Aidan - a man chosen in accordance with an ancient rite to participate in a series of unimaginable, grotesque challenges deep inside the confines of hell, involving some of the most hideous crimes in recent memory. Success means salvation; failure initiates a global takeover on a scale impossible to believe, or ignore. Calling upon every shred of mental and physical energy must prove to be enough if he is to stand any hope of facing down the ultimate evil. For the sake of all, the soul of a tortured man has to find a way of discovering real and personal salvation from within that terrible void, lest an eternity of darkness become the new reality for mankind...