Something lurks beneath the city streets, and its hunger knows no bounds...For weeks now, Asher has dealt with a rising tide of mutant monsters, and he can't figure out where they're coming from. There's no change in the city's ambient mana, so why are so many aberrants appearing?While attending a party at Lovecraft Incorporated, Asher is suddenly attacked by a person with a black tentacle jutting from their mouth. Stranger still, the tentacle is alive and separate from its host.Worried about the safety of the city, Asher sets out to investigate. It only takes a little digging to learn that there are a lot more where that came from.Out of his depth and over his head, Asher has to call on his allies, both within COMA and without. A magical parasite is taking over the streets of Toronto, and it must be stopped before it can spread too far.And as if that wasn't enough to deal with, an old enemy has resurfaced, alive and well.Duncan Smog is back...