A break in at one of the most secure facilities in the world, data worth billions stolen, and Hart Industries has been made to look like fools. The culprits: a notorious terrorist organization known as The Alpha Initiative, a black ops cell with an unknown agenda. They are responsible for dozens of domestic and international attacks, and are believed to be composed of the best soldiers the world has ever seen. Anyone who has ever worked for Lucius Hart is in great danger, and Adam Thorne and his team, working on Hart's mysterious Holders Project, have been targeted.
The discovery of two Elysian shrines in the barren tundra of Nunavut will lead Adam and company to the desolate region of Canada, where they face threats both ancient and new, and will see the rise of a dangerous rival in their quest to find the Elysian Gifts. Guided by visions from the Key of Elysia, Adam begins to question his sanity as he relives the memories of those who held the artefacts before him.