kai_po_che
For Niara, the universe was simple. There was one planet, one system, one truth.
She was a citizen of Ethera, and Ethera was all she would ever need to understand.
Then she wakes up on Alexis.
Alexis is not just another planet. It is part of a vast, multi-planet civilization. It has something Ethera never did - magic. But this magic is not fairy tales or spells. It is science shaped into something greater. And the world is not ruled by people. It is run by artificial intelligence - machines more intelligent than humans, machines that make the decisions, control the systems, and quietly hold the power. On Alexis, humans are no longer at the top.
Niara is no longer allowed to speak of Ethera. She is told to adapt, to belong, to move forward. But the more she learns about magic and the machines that govern it, the more she feels that something is hidden beneath the surface. If Alexis is so advanced, so perfect, why does it feel like a secret? And if she wants to tell her own story - the story of where she came from - she will have to find out what this new world is trying to hide.