A ragtag crew of super-powered misfits discovers their magical abilities (gifts from their corrupt government) are slowly killing them, forcing them to flee the only home they’ve ever known… and the people they swore to protect.
Rou and Vex are forced to witness Vex’s own past unfold in Drendith’s illusion—a harrowing memory of his younger self, scorched by his sword Zhomei and climbing the massive Big Drop survive. As they realize they’re trapped in Vex's mind, the truth behind his Augur’s power becomes terrifyingly clear.