In his dreams, seventeen-year-old Charlie lives in another world where he can escape the depression that consumes him. Most days, it is the only thing keeping him from suicide. When he and his family move across the country, he stumbles upon an old pair of glasses and a note telling him to come home. With these, he discovers that the world of his dreams is in fact real, existing just beyond the realm of humanity. And Charlie is its Creator. Developed entirely by his imagination, Arion is everything Charlie ever dreamed. But the world is in trouble. Now that the Creator has come in the flesh, a powerful enemy aims to destroy him and lay waste to Arion and the real world. Charlie is the only one who has the power to stop him, but he doesn't know it yet. Trying to overcome the depression that binds him, and come to terms with the sudden position of power thrust upon him, Charlie panics and tries to run. However, with those he has come to love relying on him to save them, he has no choice but to take up his sword and fight.