¿¿Seventeen-year-old Arjen Staufen is only trying to outlast a freezing Alaskan winter when he receives a vague, demanding letter from eight centuries prior. It's from William. He's in trouble, and he needs Arjen's help. But going back in time again means nothing less than a detour through hell.Reunited with the lovely demoness Anarkyra, Arjen winds up in Rome, AD 1277 - just in time for the assassination of the pope, which sparks an unholy infiltration of the Vatican. Framed for the pontiff's murder, Arjen is chased across the sea to the Holy Land where he's tasked with reclaiming the throne of his ancestors and later that of the whole empire.With the fate of the world weighing down on his shoulders, Arjen reluctantly climbs the ladder to imperial glory until it costs him the very love of his life. When the abandonment of written history spells the Evil One's imminent return, Arjen must descend into the lake of fire to make the ultimate sacrifice.