Twelve years ago, the Flash wiped out civilization, leaving behind a fractured, mutated world where survival is paid in blood. Twenty-five-year-old Nyx is the best scout in the rusted colony of Weyland, mostly because she knows how to keep her head down and run. But when Council leadership forces her to guide a silver-tongued Western diplomat through the monster-infested Dead Zones, her quiet life is violently ripped away. What starts as a miserable escort mission turns lethal when they are ambushed by the Veined, a terrifying new breed of super-soldiers that shouldn't exist. Stranded on foot and hunted through the ruins, Nyx is forced into an uneasy alliance with the very diplomat who brought the danger to her door. But Sera Ashwood is hiding world-shattering secrets. She knows why they are being hunted, and she is the only one who can see the impossible truth: Nyx isn't just a scout. She is a Perfector. A rare, mythical being capable of commanding raw energy, Nyx's true power and memories have been violently locked away behind massive silver chains inside her own soul. As the truth unravels, Nyx discovers the Veined are the creation of Damien, a ruthless Perfector harvesting an army to shatter the remaining borders of the broken world. To survive and save the only family she has left, Nyx must break every rule she has ever made, learn to trust a woman who speaks in lies, and face the terrifying strength chained inside her own mind. Because if she wants to defeat a god, she's going to have to become one.