Will was born in the city of the dead, where he was raised by three undead. Although he was nurtured with love, Will questions his existence in this life-forbidding place where he is the only human alive. He discovers his three parents are secretly hiding something that may explain this mystery, and as if this weren't puzzling enough, he has yet to discover that still more secrets lie within him.
A long, long time ago, at the 
very beginning of the world,
،منذ زمن سحيق، في بداية بدايات العالم
Vor ewig langer Zeit
nahm diese Welt ihren Anfang.
Hablo de hace mucho, mucho tiempo,
cuando se formó el mundo.
Hablo de hace mucho, mucho tiempo,
cuando se formó el mundo.
Il y a longtemps, fort longtemps,
au commencement de ce monde,
Questa storia comincia molto, molto tempo fa.
Muito, muito tempo atrás,
no início do mundo,
Давным-давно, ещё в самом начале времён,