King Shenzong has been assassinated. The schemes of Asa-Gambu and KÞokÞotchÞu paid off. The terrible general will face Genghis Khan on Mount Helanshan and the dark spirit of the shaman will be able to exact his revenge. As Kian'jan mysteriously flies away, Darhan is held prisoner after unsuccessfully trying to prevent the king's death. In order to regain his freedom, he agrees to carry a missive in the name of asa-Gambu, which promises to make him a warrior "out of time" and to reveal to him very ancient secrets. But betrayal is at the rendezvous, and Genghis Khan's days seem numbered. Who pulls the strings of this sordid story? What if the solution was buried in the hearts of Darhan and Kian'Jan.