Two months have passed since their escape from Purgatory, an underground prison on the volcanic moon of IO. While Virgil and Haley spend their days learning to hone their Gifts, Cameron learns to harness his in a way that will keep him alive long enough to find his friends. While being forced to work for the Russian mob, Cameron meets an unlikely ally, Marcus Raine. The two must find a way to work together if they are to save their loved ones from an imminent cataclysm. Will their increased abilities be too much for them to handle? Who will live? Who will die?