The Old Man, as he's now known, was born during a time when Mortals and Immortals coexisted. He knew many of them, but that was 400 years ago. Before the revolution. Before they were all exterminated. Since then he's been living day to day, trying to maintain the memories he has of them. His world, in what has been dubbed the Eternal Era, is one that never changes. No one dies, but no one is born, either. A world frozen in banality. Eventually, the Old Man takes matters into his own hands after discovering a way to reverse his immortality. Now nearing the end of his life, he sits down to write his memoir, to tell about all those friends he loved so dearly, to explain why he did what he did and what it means for humanity's future.