With foreknowledge of the coming chaos, distribution magnate Lawrence Fitzgammon takes refuge on a remote island with his family and closest friends. As Lawrence struggles with his roles as protector and provider, he must balance truth and lie as the world is thrust into the unknown.
Master Sergeant David Kostik arrives back in his hometown shortly after retiring from his 20-year career in the Army. There he attempts to fix his relationship with the love of his life. Just as his world starts to fall into place, the effects of the global power grid failure reach the doorstep of his mountain town. The crisis forces him back into a familiar role.
Governor Cordelia Simpson processes into a government camp that she knows nothing about. As sinister undertones are revealed, Cordelia adjusts to refugee life by volunteering as a nurse at the camp triage. There, she forms a bond with a new patient and begins to plot a plan of escape.
The power grid failure reaches the Atlanticais Province where Governor Cordelia Simpson is charged with leading her people against the disaster. With the government overwhelmed and in crisis, Governor Simpson discovers a mysterious camp on the outskirts of the city.
As the power grid failure caused by the Arc Light digital super virus passes three days, Roxanne Logan is in her third year at the University. With the chaos of the city encroaching on their college campus, Roxanne and her circle of friends make a series of fateful decisions as society spirals out of control.
The Autonomous Intelligence Digital Super Virus (AiDSv) known as "Arc Light" has caused global power grid failures. In this transmission, our narrator and Information Bureau spy, "Caspara," covers Andrew Wembley’s experiences in the final days of the digital epoch.