Seventeen-year-old Nico finds himself pulled into a brutal, otherworldly trial where survival is the only path to power. Stranded in a realm of godlike entities and nightmarish creatures, Nico’s one link to reality is a divine “Aspect” of Eternal Darkness , granting him abilities he barely understands. Surrounded by others with Aspects yet haunted by betrayal and despair, he must confront each harrowing trial with no way home. In a world where loss is constant and allies uncertain, Nico’s greatest test will be defying the fate bound to his soul.