Centuries after the first 4 heroes resealed the gates, the Society continues to exist. However, the seals have been cracking for some time now and plenty has come through. The Society must now not only relocate the weapons but also locate the new heroes who have yet to be awakened. On top of that, they must protect the people from the evil. It seems as if the Society will lose the war against the evil, but a single discovery may turn the tables.

When two brothers' sanctuary collapses around them, they are plunged into the dark world outside to fight for survival. It has been a year since the world ended, and six-year-old Cecil does not remember much of the world before. However, memories of what used to be continuously plague Nicholas, his twelve-year-old brother. He finds that the means and reasons to continue are hard to find, and that while the Beasts are dangerous, the people of their strange new world may be a much bigger threat.