In a universe of strife and desolation, Zrim and Kyla are caught in the surreal folds of the Veil of the Chimera, the bizarre boundary which both unites and divides consciousness, space and time. Zrim is a prisoner of the Mistress, a terrible captor who haunts him with phantasmal visions and unending nightmares. Having no memory of his past, he is determined to escape his dark world by stealing an insane book of rhymes which taunts him with hints of things to come. Kyla is the religious figurehead of a failed rebellion in desperate flight from powerful enemies. Her uncanny power to unite the oppressed has turned on her, threatening her with madness. Driven towards one another, both Zrim and Kyla are unaware of the hidden designs which frame their existence. Through hazardous adventures and terrible ordeals, each must face the truth of their being and overcome the Veil of the Chimera to find salvation in this life and beyond.