A school lock-down is the last thing Mark wants to experience. After almost getting killed along with his brother the previous week, he thought it would all end there, but he was wrong. He comes to learn that in fact these two events are linked. Worse, somebody is governing over them all.
As the city rapidly succumbs to these invaders, Mark gets thrown into a tournament that promises him a better life ahead. Against a backdrop of betrayal, trust, change, and the value of friendship, he must play by their games with his schoolmates in order to survive.
It's the final year of education. Everyone is striving to be the best. The baseball team is aiming for the championship, top scorers are aiming for the best universities, students in performing arts are aiming for a distinction in an attempt to distinguish themselves in an elitist society.
Amidst the growing pressure from academics, a young gentlemen encounters his childhood friend. She transferred to his school after a deadly accident.
He finds himself caught in a cycle of despair, with the sleeping side of him awakened.