They've done the impossible-and one of them may have paid the ultimate price. They are "The Defex"-a group of college students who've triggered their own latent genetic abilities. But having possibly taken the life of one of their own in the process, the group is now faced with difficult, life-changing decisions-all the while being hunted by a group that wants to offer them a faustian deal. And damnation comes whether they accept or refuse the offer...