Mere Mortals

Alex Barker, a 4th grade teacher and soon to be father, goes out to get his pregnant wife's dinner and has an encounter that will forever change his life.

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Bennett Hunter is on the run following a violent assault against a prostitute. With seemingly no way out, he tries to find solace before his arrest, but is instead approached by a mysterious stranger.

Izaiah Ezekial, a man older than civilization, stands ready to recieve the two human delegates and deliver the news that they are not only technically dead, but now at the mercy of the powers of the afterlife.

The dig crew in Africa finally manage to open the onyx door at the top of the Dead Stairs and explore the mysterious reaches beyond.

Abandoned by Izaiah in an African desert, Alex and Bennett decide to take matters into their own hands and venture out to find help, soon realizing they probably should have just listened and stayed put.

Captured by the Wraithian cult, Alex and Bennett come face to face with an enigmatic man in a white mask who sheds some unwanted light on their situation.

Following hours of agonizing torture—and yet somehow still alive—Alex and Bennett meet yet another creature from UnEarth and beg for their help.

Professor Evans and Jeff, still on their own and studying the temple of the beast, are set upon by a traveler from the desert.

Upon his return home, Alex sets about trying to find Melissa and regain his old life.

Back home in Arizona, while trying to discover if what happened in Africa was real or simply in his head, Bennett's past rushes to confront him.

Izaiah brings Alex and Bennett to an emergency meeting of the Medolians to discuss the worsening Joseph situation.

As Professor Evans tries to unravel the mystery that is the masked Joseph, a horde of desert riders begin making their way to the Temple of the Beast, seemingly called by her captor.

Dropped off by Izaiah at a mysterious UnEarth nightclub, Alex and Bennett begin their search for the man who was the first to see Joseph in the flesh: a Scythe named Nigel Roe.

Separated from Bennett and on his own, Alex follows a woman named Yusay'ne into the deep recesses of La Rose Noir in search of Nigel Roe.

Captured by club security, Alex and Bennett are placed before the lord of La Rose Noir, a Wyst named Madam Daphne.

The Medolian Mara travels to Trivium to see an old friend and continue her search for Joseph.

A new friend attempts to help Bennett and Alex escape La Rose Noir before they can be turned into science experiments by Doctor Neil-Shemaine.

Before being put on a plane with him and the Wraithians, Leigh makes a brazen attempt to get through to the heart of Joseph.

Now desperate for help, Izaiah travels to the outskirts of Trivium City to ask an old friend for her sage advice.