The third child of light was prophesied to kill the Ufiad King. So the Ufiad King ambushed the Light Kingdom in the middle of the night to kill the child in the queen's womb before the child was born. The Light sorceress Inin cast a spell on the queen's womb and the child disappeared before the Ufiad King could get to her. Years pass and the fast-footed fairy Lorac was sent by the Head Fairy of the Underbrush to fetch the third child where it was hidden. Meanwhile, the Light people planned an ambush that would be suicidal if the key to their success was not accomplished. Allo, the brother and only survivor, hid in the village as a son of an ordinary farmer, suffering with his people their plight of extreme deprivation in the hands of the Darks. Events that follow were not as everyone expected, except for the Head Fairy, who seems to know what is in store for Lorac and the Light people. Allo and Lorac meet some interesting characters as they weave through two different roads, sometimes intersecting at points. They come across a queer clan of underground dwellers, who seem to take everything in stride and achieve the best of every circumstance. The story is set in a strange but strangely familiar world of mystical creatures and characters who possess lifelike troubles and desires.