d studying hard for the coming semester at Sirrus, a college where students learn to master the mystical powers of sorce, Charlie has neglected his two best-friends and spent most of his time with his girlfriend, Laurie.

Now, two years later, in the midst of trying to reconnect with old friends and make new ones, Charlie finds there's a growing shadow that follows him, a voice in his head that isn't his own, something sinister by nature that wants to kill. A conspiracy that involves him, the ones he loves, this new college, and a man who once attended Sirrus, sets in motion an adventure between life and death.