Miles, a young boy in Algolin City, obtains powers that have never been wielded by anyone before him. He seeks the counsel of Ashe Oakes, a reluctant mentor, to help determine what's happening to him.

Later, Amita Caruoso is tormented by elementals hunting her down. With the help of her friend, Robin Brooks, she's able to overcome the elementals... but at a cost.

These two disparate stories come together, but what answers await them, where it all began?