Prologue

Oz Vesallius, heir to one of the four duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he is cast into the prison known as the Abyss, only to be saved by a young girl that goes by the name of Alice. Why was he cast into the Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as Pandora want with him...?