Hero is tasked with reclaiming Gaia's oracle from the dreaded Cyclops, and returning it to her temple in Athens. There Gaia may use her vision to see into Hero's past, which is unknown to him when this story begins. At the same time, Minoans have seized Athens, throwing the city into a state of panic and chaos. During the unrest, someone attempts to assassinate the Athenian king, Aegeus.