The war on terror practically burst the day a homemade nuclear weapon devastated Sarajevo. The world's top democracies have devolved into complete surveillance governments, while the poor world has drowned in a tsunami of slaughter. The enigmatic American John Paul appears to be orchestrating the breakdown of the entire system, and it's up to Clavis Shepherd, an intelligence agent, to trace John Paul across the debris of civilizations and uncover the actual heart of darkness—a murderous organ.