The universe as the Niraidam know it is changing. First the emergence of the individualistic Amerusai, then the appearance of the singularities which, as they expanded, swallowed countless numbers of the Niraidam, disconnecting them from the joint consciousness. Amerusén, leader of the Amerusai, is present when the first of the singularities expands, engulfing trillions of the Niraidam. Convinced the Lost can be saved, he leads the Amerusai into the into the first of the material universes.