Eschaton

The stars are an illusion. The galaxy is a cage. And Ezekiel 'Zeke' Vane is going to punch a hole right through it. For a thousand years, the Sanctified Ascendancy has ruled the galactic Firmament under one absolute law: "Look no further than the stars you are given". To the billions living under the grinding iron of Exarch warlords and the fanatic blades of Holy Knights, this closed galaxy is the entire infinite universe. Ezekiel "Zeke" Vane knows the truth. It’s a quarantine zone. A meticulously designed, planetary prison constructed by a God-King who treats reality like a computer script. Armed with an unbroken grin and a reality-warping Axiom that forces his fists to bypass any physical defense to reach their "Destination," Zeke wants out. But you don't declare war on Heaven alone. To reach the cosmic lock known as the ESCHATON Coordinate, Zeke is dragging together the absolute worst scum of the Firmament to crew the dreadnought The Pale Horse. His Vanguard includes a disgraced noble swordsman with a blade as heavy as a meteor, a cynical gear-head on the run from her legendary bloodline, a pacifist surgeon who can freeze cellular decay, and a messianic astrogator burdened by the legacy of the galaxy's most tragic traitor. They are broken, hated, and deeply hunted. But when the God-King's highest fleet arrives to exterminate them, the Ascendancy will learn a brutal lesson: The only thing more dangerous than a man with nothing to lose is a crew of outcasts who have finally found a reason to fight. ESCHATON is a sprawling, space-fantasy epic. Expect the found-family warmth of a legendary pirate crew, deeply strategic combat forged from colliding philosophies, a universe drowning in hundred-year conspiracies, and a mythic descent into the terrifying unknown. Genres: Space Opera / Dark Fantasy / Action-Adventure / Progression-Lite Tags: Found Family, Anti-Hero Leads, Empire Building, Deep Lore, War, Cosmic Horror (Later).