At the beginning of the 22nd century, Earth entered the third decade of the benevolent Masterminds’ dominion. Far from correcting the natural damage inherited from humanity’s disastrous governments, the world has entered what the latest human experts would call a new ice age. Catastrophes of apocalyptic proportions have sown chaos in the extreme latitudes of the globe. Coastal areas, once submerged, are now buried under ice. Humanity stubbornly tries to postpone its inevitable fate. Persuaded by a society in turmoil, artificial minds have declared a global emergency. The era of great migrations has begun. In this scenario, Gabriel Malatesta organizes a clandestine expedition to the wastelands of what was once Canada to recover the ancient noetic artifact hidden by Emanuel LePage. Traveling with him is a young Jesuit cleric whose lack of experience is outweighed by his psychic abilities.

At the other end of the story, Mizaru has an encounter with messengers from the past whose revelations will change the world of the commoner civilization forever.