After the flood, after the cataclysm, after the splitting of the veil . . . In the wake of a violent tragedy, Vivien Williams does not experience grief. She undergoes an awakening. A memory from another life. An autobiography of abomination. A price must be paid. But by whom? Pursued by a detective, Vivien proves to be a cunning opponent: A Dark Player. She knows life is a game. A game of suffering. And the suffering goes on forever.