The third world war ended ingreat devastation but the mindset of the survivors had Fundamentally changed. new ways of governing the world had to be found and implemented. the war ended with the discovery of 'the Darkness' a force, that infects people leaving them victim to their baser thoughts and instincts.Many hundreds of years had passed when Marc a young street fighter is caught by the local watch and would have been sent to a correction prison or labour camp, but Sir Rueben steps in and recruits Marc to fight against the 'darkness' and in doing so Marc's eyes are opened to the possibilities that the world may offer.However, before he is able to develop these possibilities Marc is called upon to betray Sir Rueben or forfeit his mother's life. Has the story come to an end before it has begun?