After the murder of her grandfather, Onnie finds herself as the new Keeper of the world's knowledge archive and the target of a vengeful man from her grandfather's past. As she is forced to learn everything she can about her new powers, the magical world in general, and the history of the Keepers, Onnie finds herself surrounded by people with weighty expectations of her. Her Guardian and boyfriend, her sassy feline Link, and her best friend are all thrown into the line of fire with her. In reality, Onnie sees the situation differently. On her shoulders alone sits her anomalous magic capabilities, an endless stream of evil pawns hunting her down, and the weight of Alku and the rest of the magical world. When a stranger returns to town with a letter from her grandfather in hand and an offer to help her, Onnie begins to see a path out of the nightmare she's found herself in. The question is, how many secrets will she have to keep by the time the nightmare is over? And she may not be the only one keeping them...