In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, you in a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees mahlia and mouse have managed to leave behind the w...In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, you in a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees mahlia and mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of The Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man--a bioengineered war beast named Tool--who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses.