In the year 3825 everything has gone downhill the world has been in World War V for the past seventy-five years. And what used to be the continent of North America has become the only part of the world not completely poisoned by radio-active fall out. In the midst of this an underground school system has became infamous. The 750th Student-Teacher annual meeting is being held at the Daray Academy of the Arts. Again this year the academy will be sending out the fourteen year olds for the ultimate challenge of how much they can survive. Rune and her classmates are going on the challenge for the year 3825. How will Rune face her worst nightmare becoming a reality for the second time in her fourteen years of life?