Darkstorm contacts a witch who grants him a magic potion that will trap Leoric in his lion form. Leoric is turned into a ferocious red lion. Then, Darkstorm convinces some local villagers that Leoric is an evil beast, and they decide to slay him.

Reekon and Mortdred come across the lost city of Khemir where all labor was done by robot slaves. Now that the Age of Technology is over there are no robot slaves left to do their bidding. Darkstorm promises new human slaves to the Khemirites if they swear loyalty to him. So, the Darkling Lords and the Khemirites set up a trap on New Valerik, and capture the Spectral Knights to make them slaves.

A plague falls over all Visionaries. So, Merklynn sends out the two Spectral Knights - Arzon and Witterquick - and the two Darkling Lords - Cindarr and Lexor - that are still standing to get the ingredients required to make the cure. Cindarr and Lexor embark to slay a unicorn for its horn, and Arzon and Wiiterquick set out to find a dragon's claw.