There is peace and all is supposedly well in the five factions. That is for one reason alone. The Faction games. Every year, after initiation, four children from each faction are chosen to fight to the death. The Faction members that are chosen must be between the age of 16 and 20. The Faction heads claim it is to help the children see how brutal war is to keep another uprising from happening. In the midst of all this, one girl arises, a girl who is willing to fight to end the brutality and to bring the truth into the light.