Civilization rests on the shoulders of outcasts. And when she needs someone to operate power plants located three kilometers deep in the Pacific Ocean, she looks for special people for the rifter program. Those who are adapted to a dangerous environment, those who are so used to trauma and chronic stress that living on the edge of an underwater volcano will be a relief. But among the cliffs and hollows of the Juan de Fuca Range there are things no one expected to find, and enough pressure will turn even a casual victim into a man made of steel. But when those at the top realize what has happened, the outcasts and outcasts already hold in their hands a secret that can destroy the whole world.