Welcome back to the world of WE LIVE - to the hopeful apocalyptic world of Tala and Hototo.

Six years have passed since Salvation Day, when the Palladions emerged as the protectors of humanity, saving the five remaining Megalopolis and securing the future of the human species.

But nothing lasts forever. Death, famine and desperation lurk around the streets of Megalopolis 9. The New Nature has learned how to break the energy channels that power the Beacon, which, in turn, powers the Palladions and the city's lifesaving shield.

Now, Hototo, along with his sister Tala, plus new friends and old, must venture into the wastelands in search of a solution, to defy the odds and live another day.

Volume one collects the entire second arc, WE LIVE: AGE OF THE PALLADIONS #1 Black, #1 White and issues #2-5.