Thomas Cale is no ordinary boy , but the manifestation of God's anger against the human race , and was born to wipe his greatest mistake off the face of the earth .
One way or another Thomas can no longer run from this terrible calling . Though threatened by terrible bouts of madness , he knows that a great and violent reckoning is inevitable . With even his allies determined to destroy him , Cale is forced back to the Sanctuary , source of his power and his torment , to face the simplest of choices : destroy the world or allow the world to destroy him .