The more contact Jon Ryan has with the ancient gods the more he loses all hope. Every contact with the Cleinoids in out universe ends in complete destruction. And Jon's assault team in the Cleinoid universe is constantly half a step ahead of absolute disaster. From hopeless captivity to slowly gaining a foothold in the ancient gods's world, it takes every bit of Jon's experience, trickery, and spunk to survive.Even when Jon convinces so Cleinoids he is one of them, failure resulting in an horrific death is never more than a heartbeat away. And Jon is haunted with the knowledge that no matter how successful he is in the land of the gods, the devastation in his home universe will be impossible to disrupt. But the absence of hope never stopped a fighter pilot before. It won't even slow Jon's efforts. And woe betide any god of supernatural force in his way.In the near term Jon must disable the ancient gods's transportation vortex. There are already more then enough hateful agents of death in our universe, but Jon will see to it no more join the party. But what happens to a man who dashes the hopes of millions of cruel and vengeful gods? If Jon's very luck in his efforts to foil their travel plans, he's about to find out. Spoiler alert: It ain't pretty.