[citation needed] On a school field trip to St Meredith's Church, Scarlett Adams finds herself magically transported to a monastery in Ukraine, where she is captured by monks who worship the Old Ones.

Matt, Jamie Tyler and Richard Cole travel to London, but narrowly miss meeting Scarlett.

The Nexus informs them that Scarlett's father works for the Nightrise Corporation and has taken her to Hong Kong, a city that is suspected of housing the Old Ones.

Matt, Jamie and Richard meet with Lohan's father Han Shan-tung, who agrees to help them infiltrate Hong Kong.

The novel ends on a cliffhanger as Chaos, the King of the Old Ones, prepares to commence the war to conquer the planet and wipe out humanity.