As his wife Queen Merope (Leslie Wing) nervously looks on, a confident King Sisyphus (Ray Henwood) greets Celesta (Kate Hodge), the embodiment of Death, who has come to escort him to the Underworld of her brother Hades. Through trickery, the King captures and chains his visitor, rendering her helpless by seizing her eternal flame. Meanwhile, Xena (Lucy Lawless) is attacked by the evil thug Toxeus (Chris Graham) while traveling through the forest with Gabrielle
