In the near future, there is a new breed of war. It is not fought among countries, ethnicities or religious groups, but by everyday people vying for riches in a crumbling world dominated by poverty. This war is a product of The Company, an entertainment industry heavyweight, creators of the most successful reality television show known to mankind, in which contestants fight to the death inside a virtual environment they're plugged into. Entertainment is king, an apathetic global population its loyal subjects, the majority scrambling to bear witness to those fighting as their efforts are broadcast to the masses. The goal is to be the last man standing. The reward is a financial windfall capable of changing even the most ruined of lives. The catch - forty people enter, yet only one may leave alive. Michael Lawrence has had enough. His abusive alcoholic father has driven him into such a state of depression, that he no longer sees a light at the end of the tunnel. He no longer feels as if he is living, merely existing day by day. The Company holds Michael's chance to escape the nightmare that his life has become before he ends it himself. It is a chance for Michael to feel some sort of excitement again, one last time before he moves on to what he hopes is a better place. With nothing to lose, Michael signs up to be one of The Company's contestants. Yet without any real desire to win, is he just Killing Time before the end?