Orobas, the evil creature from the Odyll -- the energy field that underlies all things -- has made the leap from the shell of the evil Dr Sigmundus's body to Dante's body. In the form of Dante Sigmundus, Orobas seeks total dominion over all souls. In the state of Gehenna that Dante Sigmundus rules, the repression of freedom, dreams and individuality grows ever harsher, and a sinister organisation called The Faithful is being formed to keep the population in line. As Dante is crowned Sigmundus the Second, a new and terrible phase in the history of Gehenna is about to begin, a phase in which the true meaning of the Mendini Canticle will become horribly clear...