Darcie Augustine is a teenage girl with a lot of problems. When a trip to visit her dying parents turns for the worst, she's brought to the place of her nightmares where all sorts of things occur that were once unfathomable to her. The secrets of her city come out and she is informed of her very important part in the saving of everyone in it. The things that she's told leave her feeling even more alone and out of place then before and she has to rely on her two closest friends to keep her grounded. Two friends that she knows nothing about. Her journey during training and finally putting her knowledge to the test is costly, but the alternative is even worse.