In the world of Awya, where life is scattered across isles in a seemingly endless ocean of black liquid, an umyn boy by the name of Amory Demshen becomes obsessed with Tempertime Cemetery—a mass of portals powered by spirits that link the isles of Awya together, and a place forbidden to those without proper training and knowledge. Amory disobeys the laws, sacrificing the qualities of youth and the virtues of his upbringing to pursue a selfish adventure connived by a hidden, sinister force.