Nigeb Fortrute, a young flen living in secluded Ullantown, is invited with seven other flens by Dominum's son to go on a journey that will make them a part of the battle against the evil Hondaloom. During their quest from Ullantown to Flenvinhum and from there to a hidden temple on a lonely island, the flens encounter opposition and are pursued by their enemies, the fearsome luns. But as the stages of their adventure unfold, Nigeb discovers the role that he has to play in history, and that he has the key to the flens becoming Azoons, the mighty warriors of Old.