Illumination

Illumination melds far future with the supernatural into a seamless tapestry that travels across this universe and the next. It tells the story of a man who struggles to bring light to the dark parts of the galaxy, all while coming to terms with his feelings for a woman he fears to love.
High Illuminator Praetus Cortez has been entrusted with cleansing taint from the stars themselves. Armed with his skills as a Manifester, and his blessed sword, Conviction, Praetus sets out on this impossible task, one that will pit him against everything from the merciless pirates preying on ships passing through space, to nightmarish abominations spawned from the deepest hells of the Outer Darkness. Though he does not face this alone. At his side stand a handful of some of the sector's best and brightest, a handpicked team against untold legions of darkness.
Yet there is another challenge, one far more subtle, but no less rigorous, that Praetus must contend with. It can be bested with neither sword, nor gun, nor fire. It is indestructible and it is eternal. It is foe that is just out of his reach and yet always close at hand. And it is one that must be faced if Praetus hopes to survive...