In a city fractured by power, fear, and the ever-growing threat of resonance, sixteen-year-old Aemon lives under the oppressive shadow of the very force awakening within him. Resonance—an organ that grants supernatural abilities—marks those who possess it as dangerous, hunted, and often imprisoned. Raised by a father devoted to enforcing those laws, Aemon has spent his life hiding the strange shifts within him, pretending to be normal.
Until the day hiding is no longer an option.
Plunged into agony and visions of his long-dead mother, Aemon’s resonance finally erupts, leaving his body changed and his life shattered. Terrified and alone, he flees the only home he’s ever known, vanishing into the depths of Sector 3—a dangerous, lawless sprawl teeming with gangs, power struggles, and other Resonants living on the edge.
There, he meets Baz—a chaotic, fast-talking gangster with a blinding light resonance and a vendetta of his own. Their clash sparks more than fists and fury; it ignites a shared path, tangled by fate, survival, and the ghosts of the past. As Aemon begins to understand the power within him, he also discovers he’s not the only one being hunted—and not everyone wants to use resonance for destruction.
Meanwhile, his father returns home to find Aemon gone and the bitter truth left behind: his son is now the very thing he’s sworn to lock away. Torn between duty and love, the hunt begins—not for justice, but for redemption.
As city-wide tensions rise and forgotten secrets resurface, Aemon must navigate a world that fears what he’s becoming. If he can’t outrun the system—or outfight those chasing him—he’ll lose more than his freedom.
He’ll lose himself.