Earth has been devastated by a nuclear war, and it takes about 2 million years for the radioactive clouds to part enough to admit sunlight again. In this long lull, humanity’s survivors have twisted into mutants, while the true ancestors of myth—trolls, fairies, elves, and dwarves—reappear and reclaim the land they once called Montagar. The tale begins with a miraculous birth: in a trance, Delia, the fairy queen, brings forth twin wizards, the kindhearted Avatar and his evil, mutated brother Blackwolf. After Delia’s death years later, Blackwolf attempts to seize leadership, but Avatar defeats him in a magical duel. Blackwolf then retreats, vowing to return and “make this a planet where mutants rule.”
Three thousand years pass, and Blackwolf rises again, ruling the dark realm of Scortch with an army of mutated creatures who salvage and repurpose ancient technology. He launches calculated attacks on Montagar but finds his plans repeatedly foiled as his own troops grow bored or distracted in the heat of combat. A crucial discovery shifts the balance: Blackwolf uncovers an old projector and a trove of Nazi propaganda footage from World War II, which he amplifies with magic to turn his soldiers into a formidable force while terrorizing his enemies.
Meanwhile, in Montagar, Avatar trains the president’s daughter, Elinore, to become a true fairy. A chilling setback arrives when Necron 99, a robot sent by Blackwolf, assassinating the president and threatening to erase belief in magic. Avatar subdues the robot and reconditions it, renaming it Peace in the hope that it will become a force for harmony. From the robot, Avatar learns that the projector—the dream machine—serves as Blackwolf’s hidden weapon. With this knowledge, Avatar, Elinore, Peace, and the elf warrior Weehawk embark on a mission to destroy the projector and avert a renewed Holocaust.
In a forest inhabited by fairies, their path is blocked by the fairy king, and trouble intensifies when an unseen assassin kills Sean, prompting the fairies to kidnap Elinore. Avatar and Weehawk press on toward the forbidden Fairy Sanctuary, where a chasmous fall injures Weehawk. Avatar, though wounded, refuses to fight back when the fairies try to kill him, earning the fairy king’s respect; instead of executions, he teleports Avatar and Elinore to a snowy mountaintop. The couple resumes their journey, only to realize they are wandering in circles until Peace and Weehawk—who both owe a debt to Avatar for Peace’s previous transformation—locate and join them. They soon encounter an elf general and his encamped army preparing to attack Scortch the next day, while Blackwolf makes a night-time strike to disrupt the coalition.
Elinore and Peace come under attack from one of Blackwolf’s demons, but Avatar swiftly dispatches the threat. A battle tank carried by Blackwolf’s forces arrives to crush the camp, and in a shocking twist, Elinore kills Peace and climbs into the tank as it roars forward. The next day, Avatar and Weehawk slip into Scortch by ship and head toward Blackwolf’s castle, while the elf general leads his people in a brutal distraction against the invaders. The two heroes split up, with Weehawk tracking Elinore and Avatar pursuing Blackwolf. In a moment of peril, Weehawk almost harms Elinore, but she reveals Blackwolf has seized control of her mind after she touched Peace, leaving Blackwolf to claim that his magic is supreme.
Avatar admits he has not practiced magic for some time, but he offers a final trick—a trick his mother taught him. From a hidden sleeve, he pulls a pistol and shoots Blackwolf dead, a bold act that destabilizes the mutant army. Weehawk then destroys the projector, leaving Blackwolf’s forces leaderless and vulnerable to the General’s army. With Montagar secured, Weehawk returns home to assume rulership, while Avatar and Elinore decide to establish their own kingdom elsewhere, choosing a life beyond the scars of war and magic.
- Avatar stands at the center of courage and mercy, a beacon who guides others toward hope even as the world trembles with danger.
- Blackwolf embodies a fierce, corrupt ambition, bent on weaponizing fear and propaganda to bend reality to his rule.
- Elinore grows from a protected royal daughter into a capable, magical presence whose loyalty and autonomy shape the fate of two realms.
- Peace begins as a weaponized machine that learns to reflect a gentler purpose, illustrating the fragile line between creation and conscience.
- Weehawk acts as a vigilant ally, a warrior whose presence helps bridge human and magical worlds.
- Sean is a catalyst whose death triggers key twists, underscoring the precarious balance between belief and betrayal in Montagar’s saga.
