Howard died of a heart attack, and was revived,. After being revived, Howard obsesses over common experiences and sensations, and has become addicted to everything from food to erotica, to drugs and gambling. Howard begins having dreams about another world. In particular, Howard dreams he is a being named Thob, whose very soul traversed the universe to possess Howard’s dead body.

And then Jaax, the self-proclaimed Angel of Death appears….