Trev emerges from Alan Porter's tomb and finds himself face to face with a surprising foe. He discovers that society faces a greater danger than his darkest thoughts had ever imagined. Facing this threat, Trev must do his part to see Alan's story come to a successful conclusion.

Vowing to take revenge for his losses, Alan marches with his Poets in an attack on Throm City. As they fight street by street against waves of Compliance Officers, Alan has plenty of opportunity to enact vengeance for what he has lost.