Left for dead on the cross by the Romans, Xena struggles with delirium and deceit as she must decide her fate -- to relive her dark past or to face the grim spectacle of her present. And when her choice casts her into Hell, the big bad guy himself offers her the opportunity to sit at his right hand if she will lure to the Netherworld a pure, powerful soul -- a certain Norse God of Thunder! -- to lead a war against Heaven! These story lines are interwoven with those of the finale of Season 4 and the premier of Season 5 of Xena: Warrior Princess.