The disappearance of entire star systems marks a catastrophic crisis—and NEXUS has only one option left. They must recruit Eric Blackmoor, a brilliant yet tormented multiversal genius exiled by his own past. Once celebrated as the mind that could crack any mystery, Blackmoor now carries the devastating weight of an invention that erased a planet and billions of lives. Consumed by guilt, alcohol, and self-imposed isolation, he's the agency's last resort in an impossible investigation that could determine humanity's fate.