Five years ago, an EMP explosion set mankind back 10,000 years. Now, in the ruins of society, the Anaki-the mythical locust people-work to erase any trace of humanity's existence. But every evil has its origin. As Kip Redfield carves a path of annihilation through what remains of Chicago, he recalls a time long before the explosion of the electromagnetic pulse, a time when he spent a carefree afternoon making new friends along the very same lake shore...