Spirited away from a city that believes him dead* Batman has been brought far from Gotham and deposited in a desert of legend. Possessed by an Azmer demon and rapidly losing his own identity* he must now cross this mythic landscape on a vision quest. With no water* no supplies* and no one to save him* Batman is left with two choices: burn out the demon or be left as bones in the sand. Meanwhile* the Orghams' master plan is finally fully enacted as they use the Reality Engine to make all of Gotham forget there ever was a Batman. Bear witness to Batman's worst fears made manifest in Elegy of Sand* part one!