Milos decides that he, Jill, Moose, and Squirrel will go reaping (an act of skinjacking someone to purposefully kill teens and children and make them citizens of Everlost).

Nick (now just a figure made out of chocolate, and doesn't remember a lot about his past) and Mikey McGill continued on their way until they got trapped by Clarence, a scar wraith (a person who can see and touch the living and Everlost worlds, that can extinguish Afterlights with the touch of his Everlost arm.).

Meanwhile, the train that Allie was strapped in traveled to a mansion, a home full of Afterlights called the “Neon Nightmares”.

Avalon gave in to her offer, and brought them, the Interlights, and Mary Hightower back to their base in Alamo.

Milos, Moose and Squirrel managed to twist Nick's memory into thinking that he was in love with Jill, and making him slowly forget about Allie.

During her search, she found out that a person named Seth Fellon was skinjacked to set a school on fire, so she helped him break out of prison.

They split up in teams; Jill going back to Mary to learn the names of the skinjackers, Nick, Mikey and Jix to seek help from the King of the City of Souls, Clarence and Allie to subdue the skinjackers’ bodies using the names Jill gave them.

When Mary found out Milos couldn't skinjack anymore and hence he was useless to her, she ceased to care about him, making him an ordinary Afterlight.

After a few moments of Allie's plans not working, Mary ordered Milos to touch the scar wraith, knowing he'd oblige as he was still in love with her.

Mikey, Nick, Jix along with the inhabitants from the City of Souls, and the statue made of coins arrived in the Hindenburg.