On the sixteenth summer solstice since his birth, Sangre, designated by the elders of an ancient Moro civilization to revive the bloodline of his people, discovers love and passion before going forth on a spiritual manhood quest. He must cross the red river and enter the forbidden zone to acquire a green rattlesnake’s head needed for the recital to his people, complete his tattoos, and a trophy of his strength and courage. His ongoing violent and strange confrontations with natural and supernatural elements of his world and the universe have an impact on his beliefs and faith. His mind and physical being become twisted scarred transformed after contacts with a variety of alien creatures that linger in shadows, skies, and masked horizons. Unbeknownst to him his family and clan go through their own perils on the crystal planet. His mind and physical being become Tragedy falls upon all he meets.