Almost a thousand years have passed since apocalypse hung over the world, and the time draws near for it to loom over the land once again. The only warning comes from a compulsive liar, Gabriel Reinhart. Only one person believes his cries, a childhood friend who has come to trust his inexplicable gut instincts. Together, the two convince their other friends to go along for the sake of the world, to where Gabriel believes the Waking will occur.