The survivors are forced to split up. Draider is separated from his childhood crush, Cili and takes refuge in the Ruins, a terrain outside the city walls which has been ravaged by two nuclear attacks. Captive to a group of Ruiners led by a mysterious elder, he must decide whether to reveal his gifts to save two friends or have them scarified to keep his gift a secret. Back inside the city walls of Focus Area 1, Cili and her brother rush to save their family only to realise that someone had gotten there first. Hoping their new found gifts would come in handy, they come to learn they are not without limitations. The 2099 apocalyptic Saga continues in Part 2 of The Burden Gift - A Hidden City