The Guardians are the strongest of mankind, born and bred to survive the many ages of men, only to die in battle; they will live on forever if they do not meet that fate which is inevitable. Alec Brogue is an ordinary eighteen year old with a world full of possibilities, headed off to college. A mysterious package arrives, unlocking the mysteries of a past he never knew he had and too fantastical to be believed. It spins his entire existence with the knowledge that reincarnation is more than just a myth and that there is more in the darkness than mere shadows. Chosen by fate, he is plagued by love, loss and eternal death; Alec will either assimilate what is rightfully his ... or be destroyed by it.