22 years ago, the world was hit by a terrible string of natural disasters known as The Cataclysm. This left the world in shambles, governments collapsed, the planet began to reshape itself and it left only a small percentage of humans alive while creating a new breed of humans called mutants. Joel is a teenager running from an organization that he's certain is chasing him. Arnold is a man doing what he needs to survive under the rule of a ruthless overlord. After a chance meeting between the two they learn that there are always things out there that can make your situation even worse. The book is 13 000 words, 42 pages, long.