~ This is The Catalyst's sequel, so this summary contains spoilers for that book. ~ It has been one year since the quest for the catalyst. In Fellera, Jaden and Zemisha are now engaged, but their close friends know this is only a political partnership. As for Noah and Kili, after traveling to another continent, they're building a life for themselves in a desert city. Meanwhile, Emperor Neros' obsession with Zemisha grows stronger, until he decides to hire elite dark mage mercenaries to kidnap Zemisha and bring her back to Azuria. Forcing Jaden to organize a rescue mission to get his future queen back. Jaden reassures Noah that he won't be needing his help. But Noah isn't so sure. After all, if there's one thing they've learned, it's that there's always someone scheming behind the scenes. And with dark mages in the picture, you can never be too careful.

| * I N * P R O G R E S S * | | P R O L O U G E | Overpopulation. Climate change. Nuclear warfare. Despite Humanity's tendency towards self destruction, Earth has been saved from an inevitable extinction by unlikely saviors: Aliens. From a planet where the men outnumber the women by a striking eighty percent, they ask for only one thing in return: Earth's women. | BOOK 1 | Vreekar has hated humans since the day his people spotted their existence. Naomi has dreamt about other life with a romantic wonder since the day she could perceive the stars. Despite never wanting to be apart of the idiotic "matching" system, Vreekar found himself tied to the human that is Naomi. Could the clashing of these two worlds prove that opposites truly do attract?

A star-faring religious cult has created an army of robotic zealots designed to follow holy scripture. As the robotic menace spreads across the galaxy, it takes prisoners to be 'excommunicated': hooked into a neural simulation of eternal torment. Captain Rolland Barron leads the Sol Federation Starship Excalibur on a diplomatic mission. Cassia LaCroix is a wormhole hunter, earning a living scouring the galaxy for valuable tunnels through space-time. Prince Zoojin, a psychic alien from a distant galaxy, must prove himself worthy of the throne of Paxis Prime. The paths of these characters converge as they pursue their own motives, leading them towards the mechanical legion that is sweeping across the galaxy. COVER BY: rentachi AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is an early draft of the novel. I am very grateful for your readership and your feedback, which I have taken into consideration for a major rewrite. The new novel is completely different. If you liked the book, then please look forward to the release of the finished novel.