Eighteen years have passed since Cephas Paulson survived his brutal ordeal inside the mountain. Faith has returned to the world, but the "Mark of the Beast" vaccine used by the Corps has inflicted unforeseen genetic damage to all who took it, dividing the world into "The Washed" and "The Marked." With the Four network disbanded, Cephas and Martha stand as the only remaining hope for the Christian world - until they too disappear.Their children, Jocie...