The Wardens guard malevolent spirits, keeping them in check, and protecting them from those who would seek to use them. Recently, the previous generation of Wardens died, which followed a meteor shower that, unbeknownst to most, marked the birth of the new generation. Now, Neicia, Karlia, and Xhu must tackle their respective trials, and prove themselves pure enough, and strong enough to take up that which they were born to bear.

Almost a thousand years have passed since apocalypse hung over the world, and the time draws near for it to loom over the land once again. The only warning comes from a compulsive liar, Gabriel Reinhart. Only one person believes his cries, a childhood friend who has come to trust his inexplicable gut instincts. Together, the two convince their other friends to go along for the sake of the world, to where Gabriel believes the Waking will occur.