 In the future , the Typhon is destroying history and world @-@ lines are being broken , merging the past and the present . With the Chaos closing in on the Kalpa , the inhabitants ( all noötic ) are unable to venture outside the city walls . Under Ishanaxade 's instructions , they create " breeds " , copies of ancient humans , using primordial matter . They send them in groups into the Chaos to find out if Nataraja still stands , but none return . Ishanaxade herself ventures out , but is not heard from again . As the Typhon starts breaching the Kalpa , the last batch of breeds , including Jebrassy and Taidba , leave the city in search of help . Armed with portable reality generators , they slowly progress through the unreal landscape in search of the rebel city . 
