Near death , Nyx makes final preparations for her trip into the depths of Hell to save her friend , Thea. With Al Simmons in the hospital after his last encounter with the Clown and the thousand of his minions , his condition goes from bad to worse once Nyx takes away his Hell-born essence. With the powers of a Hellspawn at her whim , Nyx strikes a deal with N'Zzezheaal , a lessor lord of Hell , in hopes of gaining free passage into the 8th level of Hell. Once there , Nyx is determined save her friend. But who or what is going to save Nyx?