Lost: Beyond the Astral Realm

Emerie has always been a ghost in his own life; a pale, quiet cashier at a Kwik-Stop who sees through the world rather than at it. His numbing routine is broken the night a stranger named Kieran walks into the store. Kieran is an imposing figure with a raw, survivalist edge and dark, intricate tattoos that; to Emerie's unique sight; shimmer with a jagged, orange heat like embers trapped under ice.

Mistaking Emerie for a predatory spirit, Kieran's confrontation forces a surge of power from Emerie that reveals a terrifying truth: he is an Astral Projector. He is a Beacon; a rare soul capable of stepping out of his physical shell and into the Astral Realm.

But being a Beacon comes with a lethal price. To the starving entities drifting in the violet mists, Emerie's soul is a flare in a dark ocean; a perfect, living vessel they can use to cross over into the physical world. Guided by Kieran's lethal experience, Emerie is pulled into the beautiful and eerie landscape of silver-glass trees and sapphire light. In this realm, the air moves like a heavy liquid and every movement leaves a trail of glowing teal, but the beauty is merely a backdrop for a hunt.

Survival in the Astral Realm is impossible alone. Emerie has the sight to navigate the shimmering currents, but Kieran has the steel and the instinct to fight off the spirits desperate to claim Emerie's body as their own. Now, Emerie must rely on the man who almost killed him to stay anchored; while Kieran must trust the "spirit" he once hunted to be his eyes. Together, they must navigate a world where Emerie's own light has made him the ultimate prize.