John Constantine's heart has stopped beating, and his body is decaying. If he dies, there will be no afterlife for him. Banned from both Heaven and Hell, his soul faces complete obliteration upon death. Constantine must uncover the mystery behind his decaying body and gather allies to avoid meeting his end in America.
John Constantine has lived a life perpetually on the edge of death, a situation exacerbated by what awaits him in the afterlife. His heart has ceased beating and his body is deteriorating. Should he die, there will be no traditional afterlife; barred from both Heaven and Hell, his soul faces outright obliteration. To uncover the mystery of his decaying body and evade death in America, Constantine must forge new alliances amidst enemies from all sides — human, demon, and angel alike. His precarious existence is underscored by the revelation that death would mean eternal oblivion, a fate confirmed by Dream of the Endless. Constantine, having fled England under dire circumstances, now confronts the urgent need to unravel why his physical form is failing him, lest he succumb to a fate worse than death itself.