"Are You Awake?" campaign had exploded, exceeding expectations in every conceivable way.

Yet, despite the victory, something gnawed at Jade—a sense that they'd missed something crucial, something vital slipping through their fingers unnoticed.

It was the Pilgrims.

They were out there somewhere—awakened individuals who had stepped off the grid entirely. Unreachable. Unseen. Beyond algorithms and metrics, beyond the constant noise of the digital world. The more Jade thought about them, the more he fixated on the question: How do you reach those who don't want to be found?

Especially when time is running out and a black hole threatening to consume the planet.

While the rest of humanity is still unaware of the true danger, the Foundation knows that their last hope is an escape to Mars—a path that only the awakened will have the choice to follow.

In a last attempt to reach the Pilgrims, they send out a quantum message. But instead of a response from them, they receive a mysterious signal emanating from the very heart of the black hole.