As Derek struggles in the darkness that is left with the loss of Jade, he finds solace in drugs and alcohol. Jade, seeking a means to punish those who killed her, accidentally stumbles on a means to reconnect with the physical world instead. In a strange twist of fate, she finds herself torn between the man who loved her in life, and the man that took it from her. As Jade copes with her own demise, Gunny seeks an ally to help him save Derek and Detroit. But chaos, darkness, and death pervade everything. Is a lone priest enough to help him bring light back to the desolate city? As if this weren't enough, there is a hidden war taking place. In the darkness of night, while the happy, oblivious humans are sound asleep in their beds, Nik is fighting to keep control of his city against an unknown, unseen enemy... and a slayer with power unlike Nik has ever seen. As a battle looms on the horizon, will those involved be prepared to fight? Or will they be caught in the undertow of their own personal struggles and drown in the tidal wave of death and distruction?