Year 4900. Michael's brother Sameer engineered weapons capable of harnessing a revolutionary energy source — until six years ago, when Sameer vanished and was declared a fugitive by the government for undisclosed reasons. Michael begins hearing and seeing things others cannot, including a humanoid alien that claims to represent the race that originally created humanity. Only Michael can perceive it, which makes explaining any of this difficult. He intends to find Sameer before his grip on his own mind gives out.