EMPIRE OF LINEAGE

Skanda is a ghost of the lower slums, surviving in the shadows of the Empire of Lineage—a dystopian megacity where obedience isn't written in law, but hardwired into human flesh through a bio-technological frequency known as "Command." Driven by a quiet desire to remain unseen, he keeps his head down while hiding a dangerous anomaly deep within his bone marrow: he is completely immune to the signal, harboring the dormant static of an ancient, volatile entity. ​He has no interest in playing the hero. He just wants to survive. ​But remaining invisible is a luxury he is about to lose. ​When a public execution ignites the dark static in his blood, Skanda is thrust into the path of Aria, a veiled rebel wielding a space-warping defense. Her protection carries a devastating toll—every spatial tear permanently erases a piece of her personal memories. ​Together, they stumble upon a sickening secret powering the Empire’s grid, pulling them into the crosshairs of Captain Kayros—a cold, polite Enforcer who manipulates his prey's choices to steer them into inescapable traps. ​Hunted across anti-signal zones, Skanda must master his saviour’s doctrine to survive: "Patterns die when you change purpose." In a world of muscle-hijacking frequencies and living cores, even an anomaly must evolve—or be forged into a biological tool for the very regime he seeks to escape.