A GRUESOME DISCOVERY After human remains are found on the former site of a plantation that burned to the foundation in 1848, Dr. Morris Jenkins discovers a localized epidemic of suicide headaches - migraines so painful that those who suffer are driven to kill themselves?and anyone around them. A LONE SURVIVOR The cause of the deadly migraines - a parasite of unknown origin - has only one known survivor: a man named Charles. When Morris examines him, he discovers that Charles has abilities that could aid in finding a cure or lead to the end of the world as we know it. THE FUTURE IN THE BALANCE The fate of the world depends on Charles doing the right thing, but Morris suspects the parasite has devoured the last piece of humanity in his soul and it may be too late.