Set in a contemporary world, the game tells a story of good versus evil on an epic scale, with each side represented on Earth as two separate agencies. Continually striking a delicate balance, the Abyss agency handles the interests of Hell, while EtherLight is doing God's good work, so to speak. You play Ryan Lennox, the most effective EtherLight agent in the business, but that's only thanks to his taste for destruction. Because of this, he's eventually fired from the agency and stripped of his powers, leaving him defenseless and vulnerable.