Jarasandha's relentless attacks threaten Mathura's very existence. With the aid of a talented young architect, Krishna builds an invulnerable fortress city where his people will be safe from all harm. But with the Magadhan army at the city's gates, Krishna must still find a way to whisk away his subjects in Mathura from under Jarasandha's nose. Even as he does that, a new challenge beckons, Krishna's eternal soulmate has taken birth on the mortal plane to be with him and no sooner does he find her than he realizes that she is being used as bait in a deadly trap.