None of them were ready for death. None of them had been able to let go of the past. Then the domes failed and their last memory is of life threatening injury. Samantha Dupres and several others wake up in Empyrean, a deadly maze prompting them to relive painful memories and analyze their loses. Holograms of their dead parents are guiding their way as the challenges mount. The deeper into the labyrinth they go, the closer they come to learning about their parents desperate plan and why they have to stop it.