Daniel eventually finds his dad in a strange solar system in the unknown part of the universe called Eternity, where phantasmal laws prevail. There, they encounter a mysterious race of humans called the Vandekirians who hold answers to the origin and true purpose of the 12 Planets.
Meanwhile, in the absence of the three Tellurians, Earth faces unprecedented upheavals as the Travelers from Schyllus face opposition from the 144 — but really masterminded by the malevolent Torajii — with catastrophic consequences. And Torajii doesn’t stop with Earth. He births new enemies more powerful than himself — enemies who want to make the 12 Planets their playthings.