VANTA BLACK

In a world where 80% of the population is born with "Grafts," the R-nex Corporation has turned heroism into the world's most profitable industry. High-schoolers don't dream of saving lives; they dream of signing billion-dollar sponsorship deals. At the top of this food chain stands Malice, the "Undying Light," a hero so powerful and beloved that he is essentially the law. Kaelen "Kai" Vance was the star pupil of the R-nex Academy until he saw Malice execute a whistleblower in cold blood. Blacklisted, framed for a crime he didn't commit, and stripped of his future, Kai lives in the "Grey Zones" of the city. But Kai has a secret: his Graft, "Null-Void," allows him to erase a hero's powers and wear them as his own. Now, he's going back to school-not to graduate, but to dismantle the idols one by one.