In 19th-century Europe, Adam, tormented by his repressed homosexual desires, offered his virginity to a stranger in a mountain tavern, unaware that the man was Asmodeus, the world's shipping magnate. After a night of indulgence, Asmodeus blackmailed him with a secret, forcing him to become his exclusive plaything. Adam gradually succumbed, torn between shame and pleasure, but then, amidst a web of political schemes, he discovered that Bishop Galen, who had raised him, was his biological father. To protect Adam, Asmodeus willingly took the blame, accepting all charges, and was subsequently exiled. Adam burned his clerical robes and rushed to the port, choosing to wear a collar and accompany Asmodeus to the New World. From then on, he was his master's eternal prisoner and his own sole deity.
