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In the quiet mountain valley of Marlon, peace is shattered when a powerful Organisation builds a vast research facility known as the P.S.I. Center — the Institute for Posthumous Intelligence. Overnight, the once-humble village becomes a fortified settlement, divided between those who welcome the newcomers and those who fear what truly happens behind the Center’s sealed walls.

When sixteen-year-old Timothy Hopper awakens from a year-long coma after being struck by lightning, he discovers a world he no longer recognises. Shadows of secrecy stretch across the valley, and his return becomes the spark of rebellion. With the help of the Brotherhood, his loyal friend Dorian, and a gifted young librarian named Liza, Tim begins to unravel the dark science that binds life and death — and the forbidden power that has chosen him as its vessel.

As danger closes in, friendships are tested and sacrifices become inevitable. To save his friend and expose the Organisation’s truth, Tim must cross the threshold no living being was meant to pass — and face the mysteries waiting on the other side.

Marlon is a remote mountain village, hidden beneath the towering peaks of Montes. Its peace ends when the Organisation arrives, transforming the valley into a closed district and erecting the P.S.I. Center at its gates. Suspicion grows as the villagers learn of strange experiments conducted deep within the facility.

Timothy Hopper, a sixteen-year-old boy who miraculously survives a lightning strike, wakes from a year-long coma to find his home divided and his friends changed. With the guidance of his teacher Samuel, his best friend Dorian, and the steadfast librarian Liza, he becomes entangled in a dangerous conflict between the Organisation and the secret Brotherhood determined to resist it.

But the battle for Marlon is only the beginning. As the mysteries of the valley deepen, Tim discovers powers within himself that defy reason — gifts that connect him to a realm beyond life. When tragedy strikes and his closest friend slips into the hands of the Organisation, Tim makes an impossible vow: to cross the border between worlds and bring him back.