To most people, the Fayz is a downright nightmare. To Gwen Landwijk, it is an opportunity. An opportunity to escape the boring life at Coates, controlled by rules and restrictions. An opportunity to experience real power and obtain a status in this mysterious, exciting new world with no adults or any other form of limitation standing in the way. To her, anything is possible, as long as she can simultaneously find a way to keep the only two people alive that she cares about: her brother Brend and her best friend Aria. Gwen has never been someone to back down in order to get what she wants. Even if that means watching what's left of her morality slowly fade away. Even if that means sacrificing the lives of innocents, getting more and more blood on her hands. Even if that means joining the Gaiaphage in her mission to wipe out humanity, without the slightest of an idea of what she's getting herself into...