Dan Howell lost his mother when he was 6, having no recollection of her. His past is a blur, his future dead and the present a tally of how many days he's lived. His foster mother doesn't give a shit, his friends don't care about him and he can see the darklings. Darklings, beasts of the shadows and nightmares. Rampaging around the world, taking those that can see them, never to be seen again. They chase Dan around 5 times per week. Relentlessly trying to capture him, succumbing him to the dark presence whenever they're around. Yet, one night, he wakes up without his alarm clock screaming at him. A person with blue eyes stands near by the window, clad in black. They hold a weapon. Their intention is murder.