There are the Analyticals, intelligent and powerful beings modified to control their surroundings, and there are the Agrarians, whose sense of equilibrium and enhanced senses grant them an important role in the world. There are humans whose ancestors refused modification. Then, there are the ruthless Ikilisians, physically stronger than any other being, and the enemies of Analyticals and their allies. The Analytical Maddie Mordki'i has spent her whole life training, among the Analytical elite, to be the hero to destroy the great city of Ikilis. But when she is chosen for a mission to do just that, she realizes that the mission is more dangerous than she's realized. Will Maddie survive to triumph over Ikilis? Is her mission worth it?