On the distan planet Axis, a gigantic coiling plant stretches above the clouds. At its center is a village whose people are in maortal dager because Axis is withering...its sap is drying up. The people beg their gods for help..to no avail. Comepelled by a mysterious force, Kaena, a rebellious, high-spirited teenage girl, will defy the High Priest and her people's ancesteral beliefs to take the perilous journey through Axis and discover what dark secrets lie beyond the clouds: a dying world, an evil force, a terrible secret...