Following the events of Between Heaven and Hell Lady Death is lost, trapped between worlds, tricked by Pagan. When a voice comes she is in despair and refuses to act. She finds herself transported through a series of tests with little power but an obvious foe to defeat. As she takes these trails she grows and learns until she is made ready once more to take her place as the herald of the Judgement War. This series runs directly into The Crucible story arc and is preceded by Between Heaven and Hell.