Arlo faces an enemy's creative attempts to bring him into a world of devilry and despair due to Arlo's association with a group of agents devoted to ending the tyrannical efforts of unscrupulous beings who have been ripping holes in space across the universe. Arlo refuses be defeated without a retort, although being calm and gentle to those he deeply trusts, he will be ferocious and devious to anyone or anything he views as a threat.