James O'Malley begins his life's story. As James Perdue, he experiences physical, mental, and emotional abuse at the hands of his father and sexual abuse at the hands of his sister. Though his mother attempts valliantly, though unsuccessfully, to protect him from both, he still suffers at their hands. this abuse affects him greatly. But he is far more than he appears to be. He can see the future. He can also see and sense the long dead.. As a conduit, he is shown strange visions and dreams of what will be. Without any way to decipher what he is shown, he must wait and watch. Experience his pain, his frustration, his childhood crushes, his evolution into who he will one day become. As a seer. As an Empath.