Sentenced into the Void for eternity, Melkor now plots his final revenge against the Valar. And as time counts towards the prophesied End, Melkor enters into one last alliance with an ancient entity: a self-serving ally in the distant past ... and an old enemy.

As the Necromancer grows in power in Dol Guldur, the White Council bides its next move. An exploration of the events that transpired from the time of the Necromancer's return to his final expulsion from Mirkwood by the White Council.

In this story, Melkor is depicted in his early beginnings, and his desires and motivations are explored. Space and time are immaterial here, for the story is set beyond the confines of Ea, long before the Count of Time began.