These are age-old warnings which, given the opportunity for great wealth and happiness, we may all too quickly forget or ignore. Such is the strange case of struggling auto mechanic Jeff Obold. Jeff has a loving wife, a beautiful daughter and a comfortable home. But he will soon forsake all of this and turn his safe world upside down – all for the fulfilment of a longtime wish. A wish that will bring him fame, fortune and a world of opulence – while ripping the very soul from his body as “payment to the piper”. A piper which calls itself “The Darkling”