Seyonne, now free from his sixteen-year Derzhi enslavement (though not from its stigma), tries to return to some semblance of normalcy among his native Ezzarians. However, he's been too long from home, has seen too much of the world, and comes back seeing the flaws of his people with the new vision one attains through prolonged disassociation. He fails at his attempts at settling into a society that believes that any influence beyond their little circle of piety is grounds for corruption, and is soon exiled. From that point on, everything for Seyonne goes straight to hell -- somewhat literally. He eventually ends up in the Demon Realm, putting together the pieces of a mystery, the solution of which will turn centuries of a civilization's beliefs and practices on its head.
