Aetherborn
In the fractured mega-city of Nuevo Azur, where reality bleeds between magic and machine, a gifted yet fractured teenager named Kairos “Kai” Veyne survives a catastrophic experiment that fuses his....
In the fractured mega-city of Nuevo Azur, where reality bleeds between magic and machine, a gifted yet fractured teenager named Kairos “Kai” Veyne survives a catastrophic experiment that fuses his body with a volatile, otherworldly energy known as Aether. Once a quiet orphan living in the city’s forgotten edges, Kai is reborn as an anomaly—wielding powers that defy quantum physics and ancient magic alike. But his gift is not a miracle—it’s a side effect of something far more sinister. As Kai battles to control the Quantum Flame now burning inside him, he becomes the target of ancient cults, rogue militaries, and digital deities birthed from corrupted timelines. Haunted by the mystery of his parents, hunted by the experimental abominations known as the Harrowborn, and tethered to a world that fears what he represents, Kai must decide what it means to be human when his very soul is rewriting reality. Alongside him is Jun, a street-smart engineer and ex-blacksite operative with secrets of her own, who may be the only thing keeping Kai from losing himself completely. As their enemies close in and Kai’s powers spiral, they uncover a terrifying truth: the Aether isn’t just power—it’s a key. And something beyond existence is trying to open the door.