The Shadows have three abilities: one unique power, the ability to enter a distant Realm and communicate through it, and one inert understanding of a human trait.A little overzealous during an MMO raid, Mark's hands suddenly burst into flames revealing he's a Shadow. They're dangerous, powerful, and contained in a hidden facility covered by a shield known as the ASH. Mark can't possibly be a Shadow, but he's still thrown into the ASH like just another monster.Afraid the fire will consume him, he clashes with the icy Shadow, Silverstonarellena, certain he'll live out the rest of his days imprisoned and paranoid of angering his roommate. Still, he holds onto hope that he'll be able to escape and return home, but it might be more complicated when he finds out he has the power of an Orchestrator named Shadow Hope, allowing him to pass through the shield and free all the Shadows.Even if he is some powerful Shadow, why didn't he know? Why wasn't he taken to the ASH at birth like the rest of the Shadows? And why won't anyone give him straight answers? He fights to trust the Shadows. Even though he wants to help them, he fears there's an even bigger mystery unraveling when he uncovers the suspicious death of a Shadow who had attempted to escape and may have been his doppelganger.