For generations, the Binary Planets, Cavex and Dreath fueled an empire through the mining of Thite, a mineral that powered entire civilizations. But greed and desperation have hollowed Cavex's core, destabilizing not only planets, but the fragile political order that binds the system together. When Cavex's ruler is assassinated and civil war erupts, his reluctant heir, Lieutenant Axis Ryker is thrust into a role he never wanted.
Axis returns home to chaos. The rebel faction known as the Tor Kerr has seized control of The Bridge, the colossal megastructure connecting Cavex and Dreath, and murdered his grandfather, the tyrant Lord Governor Malax. Captured, wounded, and stripped of everything, Axis is unexpectedly elected Lord Governor by imprisoned council members moments before he is rescued. But his escape comes at a devastating cost.
Now a fugitive leader, Axis must flee his home and seek out the only people that can legitimise his vote to leadership, his estranged siblings, Greyson and Eve, both scattered across the system. Yet the collapse of his family is only the beginning.
Across the Pera System, catastrophe unfolds. Entire planets collide without warning. The civilization of E'Arth faces collision and extinction. Refugees scatter. Civil unrest spreads. And at the center of it all, a mysterious creation known as The Mirror, executing a plan that will reshape the fate of the system.
Axis soon discovers the horrifying truth: the destruction is not accidental. It is intentional.
Driven by grief, guilt, and the burden of leadership, Axis embarks on a desperate mission to reunite his family and confront the forces orchestrating the system's collapse.
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