He lost everything. His dad, his best friend, and the woman he loves. Ugene and the other test subjects escaped Paragon. They thought they were finally safe. But the battle for freedom is far from over. When a rouge group calling themselves the Protectorate offers to help Ugene, he worries that his friends are falling into another dangerous trap. The struggle for freedom becomes a desperate fight for survival. Ugene is determined to stand up for what’s right and save the oppressed citizens of Elpis from persecution by Paragon and the Directorate. The deeper Ugene digs, the more he uncovers about the Directorate’s sinister secrets, the Protectorate’s true goals . . . and the dangerous game he is about to play. It’s time for the deception to end. It’s time for the truth to finally come to the surface… And it’s time for everyone to finally learn that being Powerless isn’t weakness.