It started as whispers on the internet so unbelievable that by the time zombies showed up on the doorstep of Main Street America, the plague was unstoppable. Armies were slaughtered, governments fell, and the world as we had known it was gone. The vaulted accomplishments of humanity lay beneath the festering heel of a zombie horde. Over a century later, the hidden city of Vigilance still thrives. A sanctuary against the many dangers of the new world it is protected by an elite warrior caste known as "Hunters." These guardians scour the wastes for supplies and recover what they can of the past. Contained within their secret archive are stories that provide valuable historical insight into not only surviving the fall, but clues that might one day help humanity rise from the ashes.

"So what are you saying? I'm going to become a monster? Or a god?" Questions have always surrounded Eric Green. Orphaned as a baby, he's spent his childhood in and out of foster care. Diagnosed with night terrors he's been rejected dozens of times and is resigned that he will never have a real family. Out of nowhere, he gets adopted by an elderly couple and feels on the verge of finally having everything he always wanted. Before he can relax into his new life, his world is turned upside down. Unexplainable abilities threaten his new found happiness while a mysterious man from his past reveals the truth about who he is. Thrust into a shadowy war between humanity and an ancient magical race, the Sahae, Eric struggles to survive long enough to figure out where he fits into this new reality...if a place exists for him at all.