After a radioactive bomb sets off in Chicago, Illinois, the world becomes chaos. Wars lasting for centuries, new devastating technology, and massive fluctuations in population have created a cannibalistic world in which many have become fatalities. As a victim of the manslaughter of the world, Cypress and Kaya have to find their way through life without the stability of a parent with them. Somehow, stumbling along on their horrifying journey they find their selves in the clutch of the tested. Symptoms of overpowered technology, the tested have unusual capabilities. But one catches the eye of Cypress, rendering a powerful romance. Unbalancing the ways of life Cypress is caught between love or the truth...