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The story begins in 1984, with a young Mark experiencing a disturbing dream as he awakens to celebrate his birthday. This dream foreshadows the chaos about to unfold in his life. Fast forward to 1994, and Mark is now a teenager navigating the complexities of adolescence, including family strife and budding romance. His fascination with a new girl in school, Becky, quickly entwines with deeper familial themes when he receives a traditional gift called the Chronicle on his 16th birthday—a book that supposedly guides boys into the Black Tower, a mystical world inhabited by magical creatures and slave hunters specialized in capturing humans.