Medtem ko divja druga svetovna vojna, se najstnik Mahito, ki ga preganja materina tragična smrt, iz Tokia preseli v mirno podeželsko hišo svoje nove mačehe Natsuko, ženske, ki je neverjetno podobna dečkovi materi. Medtem ko se skuša prilagoditi, postane ta nenavadni novi svet še bolj nenavaden, ko se pojavi vztrajna siva čaplja, ki Mahita zmoti in mu povzroča preglavice ter ga označi za "dolgo pričakovanega".
Rapid changes in the new century have brought forth a dangerous power capable of good or evil. Harnessing the psychic abilities of its residents, the government has turned its most gifted citizens into new age guinea pigs, drained of their essence and discarded after serving their purpose. One psychic, Keith Evans, escapes their clutches and with the aid of his new friend Burn Griffith, embarks on a futuristic odyssey which pushes their camaraderie and strength to the limit!
Elle and her son Rowan are on the run. Is this twisted mother and son relationship a bizarre case of extreme Munchausen syndrome by proxy? Or is Rowan a dangerous supernatural creature?
