The End Times... Social misfits John Frankel and his girlfriend Genevieve find a mysterious book of runes in the local bookstore. The book describes a powerful set of mental protocols that activates the invisible energy field around the human body, called by the ancient Egyptians the MerKaBa. John and Genevieve learn that this energy field can carry a human being's consciousness to the stars. John and Genevieve discover a research station at the end of the universe. There, they learn that deep within the fabric of the cosmos, the completion of a 15 billion year cycle is imminent. Not even the greatest minds in the ages old civilization of the Twelve Galaxies knows the answers. John publishes his translation of the protocols in the book, which causes a backlash from the authorities as people begin to activcate their personal merkabas. The skies over earth become filled with a roiling chaos that scientists can't explain. As the earth convulses in the chaos of the End Times, the Twelve Galaxies fight a race against certain death. The key lies within the eons-old secrets contained within the mysterious book.