Synopsis

Kai’slifewassmall—coffee-stainedmornings,crackedrecipes,andasysteminhisheadthattweakedtoastersanddoughlikeitwasnothing.Thentheskyshattered.Aliens—Skraiths,jaggedandbrutal—invaded,tearinghiscityapartwithgreen-glowingweaponsandrelentlessclaws.Superhumansrosetofightback,fireandlightningblazingthroughthechaos,butKai’sworldcrumbledwiththem.Hidinginhisapartment,Kaistumblesonblood—humanandalien,smearedonhiswallafterasuperhumanbattle.Hissystem,oncejustatinker’stool,awakens,offeringhimachoice:mimictheirpowers,temporaryandwild,throughtheblooditself.Desperate,hetakesit—stealingpyrokinesis,thenelectrokinesis,thenkineticenergy,eachpowerburningthroughhim,fadingfast.Butit’snotenough.ArmedwithahummingSkraithweaponandabodytougherfromalienblood,Kaijoinsaragtagcrewofenhancedfighters—Liv,Rylan,Jace,andTucker—scrapingtosurviveinawarzonewhereeveryshadowhidesdeath.AsSkraithsswarmandthecityburns,Kai’ssystempusheshimdeeper,analyzing,integrating,craftingminorenhancements—durability,strength,sparksofpowerthatcouldmakehimatargetorasavior.Governmentfactions,roguescientists,andthealiensthemselvesstartsniffingaround,drawntohisstrangetechandblood-stolenabilities.BythetimeKaicraftshisfirstsuper-poweredenhancement—anartificialstrengthboost—he’snolongerjustatinkerer.He’sontheedgeofsomethingbigger,somethingdangerous,wherebloodandsparkscouldforgeahero—orbreakhimentirely.Inaworldunraveling,Kai’sfightforsurvivalbecomesadesperateracetomasterhissystem,outruntheSkraiths,andconfrontthetruth:thepowerhe’schasingmightdestroyhim—orremaketheworld.