The land of disembodied dread is a place where Phobos, intangible fear made tangible, feasts upon helpless silences. In the realm of fear, gladiators fight in a colosseum and must be devoid of all fear in order to be victorious. Hercules finds himself facing gladiators who must prove to be utterly fearless in order to survive. The new Wielder of Dread is a child who was enslaved but who now strikes terror in the gladiators before their fear runs out. Hercules must face fear itself and banish Phobos from this realm.