In a different time and place, humanity is shifting. The Uppers are creatures who inhabit the sky, the Scrbassions are part-animal, part human and live on the outskirts, and the Elderlins are vicious giants who dominate the planet. As humans dwindle in numbers and power, an organization is founded with a mission of restoring mankind.

Meanwhile, Nildan is a boy on the run from a powerful police squad. But what no one knows is that Nildan possesses a secret ability with the potential to change everything. As all he has ever known hangs precariously in the balance, Nildan must embark on a dangerous journey to the truth where he is immersed in one battle and challenge after the other. Will he find a way to tap his abilities and succeed in this new abyss of a world or will he die trying?

In this exciting young adult fantasy, a boy with a special power must outwit a powerful police squad amid an ever-changing, apocalyptic world.