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Truth or dare is a childhood game - or is it? Simon Wilson is a bully. A thief. An accomplished liar. But, the biggest lie of all is not one he has told. It's the one he believes. It's the one that says he will never be good enough. He will never measure up. Never be worthy. He is at a crossroads. Will Simon continue to be deceived by the lie? Or will he choose to believe the truth?

Abandoned by his father at birth. Tormented by neighborhood bullies. Misunderstood by classmates and teachers. Then, at 17, things begin to change for Marcus. A victim of years of rejection due to physical abnormalities and social awkwardness, he finds purpose as the result of an unlikely friendship and faith in God through the power of grace. But when past disappointments resurface and create roadblocks to his new life, will Marcus find the strength to extend forgiveness to those who mistreat him? Will he finally experience the love and acceptance that has eluded him for so long?

Mercy Higgins is a recent college graduate who lives a sheltered life. Following the death of her mother to cancer, her father brings her on a hike for a needed escape. Victor Dolor has been secretly watching Mercy. Consumed with the certainty that the End of Everything is fast approaching and he must help "Cleanse" the world for the coming Dark Time, Victor pursues Mercy for one hideous purpose. Up high on Blood Mountain, Victor brutally attacks her and her father. But there is much to fear in the woods, and Victor may not be the only threat.

It is happening again. A looming sense of doom coupled with an innate need to run plagues him, a rising darkness he cannot escape. Something is coming for Tom. He doesn't know what, but the ominous presence is moving closer every day. Nightmares and voices haunt him until nothing in his life feels safe. Vehement denial and copious amounts of alcohol only delay the approach, but leave Tom with missing time and strained relationships. His respectable family, empathetic girlfriend, and prestigious job - all begin to disintegrate as Tom can only watch, anchorless and increasingly adrift.