The True Reckoning is only seconds away, and only the crew of Deep Space Nine can prevent it from happening. But the Pah-wraiths and their followers, Gul Dukat and the merciless Grigori, will do anything to stop them. Does the answer lie within the realm of the Prophets, opponents of the Pah-wraiths from time immemorial? Or is the real answer hidden in the fact that nearly seven years ago, a Ferengi barkeeper was not killed by the Cardassians?