I'm probably going to discontinue this unless someone convinces me to keep doing it. Sorry. I'm not very inspired. 😔 This is in both Max(imus)'s and Ross's point of view. (Chapter 1, Maximus; Chapter 2, Ross; and so on). 10-year-old Maximus Hunter has a secret- he can wield the five elements- fire, wind, earth, water, and magic. His mother died giving birth to him, and his father, bitter with grief left him with his cousins, the Randolphs. After his cousin, Ross finds out about his abilities, he reports him, and later becomes one of the legionnaires hunting him down for his dangerous talents. Maximus learns that they both come from a different world and have both never fit in. Ross realizes first that they have a new enemy- one that calls themselves the "Blaze Order," and the order's goal is to destroy humanity. Maximus doesn't believe him at first, as Ross has spent a while trying to chase him down, and has never been particularly nice to him.

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.