Few people know the defining secret of Girilal, one of the world's most respected magicians and heroes:  ever since the traumatizing destruction of his home, he regained memories of his past life on a completely different world.  He lived a long and content, if lonely, life on this one, but there is nothing left here to restrain him; he longs to return to that place and look for the family he left behind.  After countless years of research into some of the most complex and uncharted territories of magic bear fruit, Girilal casts his spell, tearing the walls of this world asunder and building a bridge to his old home.  However, when he steps through, he finds Earth is not quite what he remembered...