Sometimes, revenge isn't so sweet: not if it destroys you in the process. Jonas Silber, a man whose family has been taken away from him by a malevolent king, finds the ultimate weapon in The Sword of Pale Light to help him complete the reversal of his life's fortunes. The sword gives its wielder the ability to slow down time, which makes Jonas seemingly invincible. The problem is, anyone who touches the sword is doomed to a lifetime of endless greed and anger. Jonas takes it anyway, determined to see his goal of reuniting his family fulfilled, and must battle his sword-generated inner demons even as he strikes at the heart of an evil scheme gripping the kingdom. And then there is the matter of a certain strange man he meets on the road, who starts maliciously interrupting Jonas's actions in slow-time.