A DARKNESS HAS FALLEN OVER VALINDAR.
Twenty sols ago, the god Luxar abandoned his Luminar—once wielders of divine Light—leaving them scattered and hunted to extinction. Now the Eternum Syndicate rules from the shadows, erasing every trace of the old power.Salvynd Terra wants nothing to do with any of it. A dice-rolling gambler in the rotting Lower District of Meridas, he survives on luck, coin, and keeping his head down. Until a chance encounter with Vee—a noble-born girl who doesn't belong in his world—ignites something forbidden inside him: the Light, long thought dead.As the Eternum closes in on any spark of the Light's return, Salvynd must tame an uncontrollable power that could save him… or burn him alive. Meanwhile, Vee risks everything from within the enemy's ranks to protect her last remaining family.Their paths collide in a world where every glimmer of hope demands a devastating price. In the end, both will have to choose what they're willing to lose—before the darkness claims them completely.
