On a school field trip to St Meredith's Church,
Scarlett Adams finds herself magically transported to a
monastery in
Ukraine, where she is captured by
monks who worship the
Old Ones. Scarlett escapes and returns to St Meredith's. The media storm resulting from Scarlett's disappearance alerts Matthew Freeman in Peru that Scarlett is the new Gatekeeper. Matt, Jamie Tyler and Richard Cole travel to London, but narrowly miss meeting Scarlett.
The Nexus informs them that Scarlett's father works for the
Nightrise Corporation and has taken her to
Hong Kong, a city that is suspected of housing the Old Ones. Matt, along with Jamie and Richard, travel to Macau in search of Scarlett, on the advice of the Nexus. Scarlett arrives in
Hong Kong and is looked after by a Mrs. Cheng, who turns out to be a shape shifter from the Old Ones. Scarlett is rescued by a member of the Chinese
Triads, Lohan Shan Tung. Lohan attempts to help Scarlett escape Hong Kong, but her father betrays her to Nightrise. Scarlett discovers her power is weather control when the shock of her father’s betrayal causes her to create a powerful
typhoon, which approaches Hong Kong. Matt, Jamie and Richard meet with Lohan's father Han Shan-tung, who agrees to help them infiltrate Hong Kong. Matt allows himself to be captured by the Old Ones and is taken to Scarlett. Jamie, Richard, and Lohan rescue them and take them to the Tai Shan Temple, where they manage to get through the typhoon with Scarlett's help. The Chairman of the Old Ones reveals the Old Ones' plan to turn Hong Kong into a
necropolis, or city of the dead. The Chairman is killed by a stray wooden sampan caught in the typhoon. Pedro and Scott arrive in Hong Kong through a magical door. When Scarlett is shot in the head, she loses control over the typhoon, which explodes with all its might. The Five Gatekeepers, Lohan and Richard manage to get through the door before it is destroyed. The novel ends on a
cliffhanger as Chaos, the King of the Old Ones, prepares to commence the war to conquer the planet and wipe out humanity. == Comparison with
Day of the Dragon ==