 The book "Eternal Kiss of Darkness" follows Mencheres as he attempts to seek death in order to avoid a confrontation with the corrupt law guardian 
Radjedef, his uncle and old enemy.He chooses this path partly because he has stopped having visions of the future, except to show darkness coming.Kira comes across Mencheres as he waits for a pack of ghouls to tire of torturing him and kill him.