The world is without magic. When Jonathan falls down a sinkhole he figures it’s just one more thing crumbling in his neighbourhood. When he meets an old man in an underground city things go from crumbling to crazy very quickly.
The old man tells Jonathan that magic is needed to save the world. Jonathan scoffs and tries to leave when he is tricked into opening a portal. Within moments, Jonathan finds himself in a completely different environment with no way home – just an instruction to find the Earth magic.