Jack is not your average adolescent, which quickly becomes apparent when he wakes up alone in an unknown forest, stalked by fearsome hunters and their even more fearsome beasts. With no memory of his past--or even his own name--Jack's survival depends on powers that only reveal themselves in times of need. Relying on his instincts and his intuition, he flees from the danger awaiting him at nearly every turn. Jack makes his way to the Laurel Institute for Psychological Anomalies, a school for children with "special talents." There he meets more enemies, but also meets friends and forms alliances. With his friends, Ester and Anita, Jack must work to solve the mystery of his past before his enemies catch up to him once more.