The Sun Out at Dawn

Fifteen years ago, a second sun tore the sky open, ending the world and unleashing the Hollowed—mutant beasts born from corrupted human flesh—and ancient demons upon a shattered Earth. Now, humanity clings to survival in Shelters, where the Awakened rule with iron fists and the unranked are mere dust crawlers. Kael, haunted by the memory of his mother's death at the hands of a Hollowed beast that inexplicably spared him, refuses to accept his fate as disposable. When a perimeter breach forces an immediate enlistment, Kael sees his only chance to fight back, even if it means piloting a Storm Edge Unit without neural calibration—a death sentence for any un-awakened pilot. But in a world where power is everything and survival is a luxury, can one man defy destiny and carve his own path through the ashes, or will he become just another casualty in a forgotten war of gods?

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