Death assigns Mort to collect the soul of Princess Keli, daughter of the murdered king, but he instead kills the assassin the Duke had sent after her. Keli lives, but shortly after the assassin's death people begin acting as if something had happened without knowing why, namely what would be funeral preparations and acts of mourning. She soon finds that the rest of the world no longer acknowledges her existence unless she confronts them and even then they forget her immediately after. She subsequently employs the wizard Igneous Cutwell, who is able to see her as he is trained to see things that are invisible to normal people to make her existence clear to the public. Mort eventually discovers that his actions have created an alternate reality in which Keli lives, but he also learns that it is being overridden by the original reality and will eventually cease to exist, killing Keli. While consulting Cutwell, Mort sees a picture of Unseen University's founder, Alberto Malich, noting that he bears a resemblance to Albert.
dEatH AsSIGns MOrt to coLlEcT the sOUl of princess KelI, DAUGhteR Of the murdered kIng, but he iNstead kills the assassiN tHE dUKE HAd sEnt AFtEr hEr. keli lives, BuT shOrtlY afteR thE assassin's dEAth peOpLe bEgin aCtiNG as iF something haD haPpeNeD wIthOUt knowinG Why, namElY wHat Would bE fUneral preparATIonS and actS of mouRnING. shE soON fiNds tHat the rest of the WoRLd nO longer ACKNowlEdgeS HER exiSteNCE unLESs she confROntS tHEm And evEN then THey ForGET her iMmEdiateLy aFter. she Subsequently empLOys THe wIzaRd iGneOus cutwelL, who is able TO sEe her aS he is traiNed TO see ThiNgs that Are invisible tO NORmaL People To make her exiStenCe cleaR TO tHe PubliC. moRt eVenTually disCOvers that His actioNs have creaTED an AltErNaTE REaliTy iN whicH keli lives, But he ALSo learns THat iT iS bEing OveRrIdDEn by thE oriGINAl ReaLity and will EveNtuAlly cEaSe to eXist, kILlIng kELi. while ConsUlting CutweLl, MOrt seEs a pictuRe of unseEn uniVErsity's FOunder, Alberto mAlIch, Noting thAt he BearS A rESemBLaNce TO Albert.