El Ignacio's life is painfully ordinary-until he starts dreaming of a woman who makes him feel truly alive. But when the line between sleep and reality blurs, he realizes he isn't just dreaming; he's trapped. Now, with his best friend Demi watching him fade, El must choose: stay in the beautiful lie, or find the key to a truth he's not sure he wants.

Betrayed by his half-brother and left for dead, Nero the "bastard" of the Great House Eragon. Chooses a defiant death over surrendering a mysterious relic. He leaps into the legendary Gorge of Xhargon, shattering the vial between his teeth as a final act of spite. But instead of the afterlife, Nero finds a voice in his head a body reinforced by biological mutations and an ancient abyss filled with nightmares. To survive the fall, Nero must embrace a dark new power that threatens to consume his mind as quickly as it saves his life.

Devin grew up in a poor but happy family. He was a kind and innocent boy who only knew love. But one day, something terrible happened to his neighborhood. Monsters came and ate everyone, including his family. Just when Devin was about to be eaten too, a strong and beautiful person appeared. This person fought the monsters and easily killed them all. Who was this powerful stranger who saved Devin?