A new undead has risen in Ostend. Styx seeks rapprochement with Vic and Isabelle. But then hunger strikes again and Styx loses control. Have all his second chances been used up?

Isabelle is forced to call on Styx for help and ventures into the lion's den. Doctor Vrancken feels like a complete failure but finds a surprising ally. And the Viking finally steps out of the shadows of the underworld...