Cassie Reinhardt has always had a plan: become a doctor as fast as she can, cure an incurable disease, and found a new settlement. She knows it will be tough, but with God on her side, she believes nothing is impossible... until everything falls apart. The white demons were the worst thing the people of Verde had ever seen, but the demons' creators, the ghostly Celestines, are on their way. They've conquered hundreds of worlds with their genetically engineered army, and Verde is next. Cassie's plan is in ruins, her planet is on the verge of destruction, and her faith in God has been shattered. Can she and her friends survive God's abandonment? Or is it all part of someone else's plan... someone who has been pulling the strings for centuries of Verde's history... an ancient evil more sinister than Cassie can comprehend.