De La Rosa has upped the stakes. She doesn't want vigilantes off the street. She wants them off the earth.Jasper is up to his old tricks, but his relationship with Vanessa brings a new wrinkle. The two have started a life together, despite not knowing the other's secret identity.Markus and Marissa find themselves in over their heads as they struggle to come to grips: Marissa, with dating a hero of the night, and Markus, with the danger of having a deeper tie. While Deadmarsh is done policing, he's only just begun the fight to toe the line between good and evil. When the Broken Skull descends into true darkness - taking De La Rosa with him and forcing the Sound and Ivory Fox to intervene - how much does everyone stand to lose?