Death is sometimes not the end, and the zenith frequently changes. Legends rise and fall. Myths are born. Faced with death after a dismal fall from grace where glory, renown, and prominence were once found, Kieran's second chance is fueled by vengeance. It burns like a ruinous flame and drives Kieran's quest for power within and without. Secrets about his world unfold with time, and mysteries about the contemporary game Zenith Online bleed onto Earth. Challenges lay in wait as Kieran pursues power, seeks answers, and claws toward the zenith. But everything has its cost. Choices have consequences, the road to supremacy is wound in suffering, and to know the truth is to know madness. And so, the Maddened awakens...