Fulgerium. A mineral discovered in the year 1604. A mineral discovered to possess energy capable of powering weapons and other forms of technology. He or she who wields the full might of Fulgerium is said to be the ruler of the world. The four great nations - Kuragon, Kaiserreich, Abya Yala and Banden - agree to mine limited amounts of Fulgerium under the Stolberg-Rossla peace talks.
When the proud nation of Kuragon is suspected of amassing large amounts of Fulgerium for themselves, the other great nations get nervous. To counter the impending threat, an off-the-books unit named Argus is formed.
Xedrik, a robotics engineer walking in the footsteps of his older brother.
Valerie, a mysterious volunteer whose combat skills are second to none.
Lynn, an amateur surgeon from an esteemed military family.
Ace, a kid too young to face the true nature of war.
Richard, a man whose heart has been hardened by years on the battlefield.
Olivia, a somewhat naive former noble with a cold disposition.
Join these six souls in their struggle to navigate the chaotic stage that is the battlefield. Let the curtains of war rise.
Eleanor was never meant to survive this long. But now that she has-she's not sure who she is anymore.
The war has reached a breaking point. Navarre is crumbling from the inside out, tangled in bloodshed, backroom politics, and betrayals disguised as strategy. Len was forged for battle, trained to kill-but nothing prepared her for this kind of war. The kind where words are as sharp as blades, and allies might be enemies in disguise.
As time runs out, Len finds herself walking a path her mother once warned her about. The lines between hero and monster are blurring. The darkness inside her-once caged-is waking, hungering, changing her.
With Nox at her back, and Garrick at her side, Len is a weapon ready to be unleashed. But love is no longer her anchor-it's her weak point. And in this war, weakness is fatal.
As gods reach down and monsters rise up, Len must choose who she's willing to become to survive.
A savior? A destroyer? Or something far, far worse.
Because the phoenix doesn't rise to save the world.
She rises to remake it.