A 155-year-old slave from the Civil War era seeks to live another year toward immortality by taking the life force of serial killers he murders while also having to kill the one person he loves.18-year-old Mark wakes up in a parallel world where no one knows who he is - not his family, friends or girlfriend - and discovers that he and all the people he loves will soon die a painful death. To stay alive, Mark is taught how to absorb the life force of dead people. With the help his new friend Andrew, Mark seeks a new way so that both he and everyone he loves can live forever.