On returning from his ancestral home, Marmola, the Metabaron is convinced that the Epyphite, the unique resource hidden in the heart of his home planet, is trying to tell him something urgent about the future of the Universe. Meanwhile, the Techno-Pope entrusts his most loyal Techno-Cardinal, Orne-8, to find the ultimate solution to the shortage of this precious anti-gravitation fuel. Faced with potential extinction, the Metabaron further questions his clan's deep-seated principles and sets out to experience everything he has denied himself for so long. But is he prepared to face the most human of all emotions…love? Niko Henrichon (Brian K. Vaughan's Pride of Baghdad) provides stunning, lush art that evokes the beauty and danger of the Jodoverse.