Synopsis

Yousayyouknowaboutpain?Tofeelthissortofhunger...foryourbodytoneverbesatisfied...yourmindcrazedbyendlessthoughtsofsatisfaction.Togazeuponthestarsandknowthatit’snotenough,Thatispain.NowyoustandbeforemeandItrulyquestionmyself.areyouenough.Hesoughtacureforhispower.Now,he'lluseittoconsumeaworld.Atsixyearsold,Dax'slifeended.Histrait,[InsatiableHunger],awakened—acursethatpromisedonlymadnessandanemptystomach.Aftertwoyearsoftorment,hefoundhisanswer:[Synthesis],thepowertointegrateanythinghetouched.Fourcenturiesofresearchlater,knownacrossgalaxiesastheBlackResearcher,hefinallyachievedhisgoal.Andinthatmomentoftriumph,heexploded.Reborninabrutalrealmofcultsandcrumblinggods,Daxfindshimselfweak,butfree.HisHungerisquiet,hisSynthesisintact.Thelocalgodsthinkhimapawn.Thecultsseehimasasacrifice.Theyareallgravelymistaken.Daxseesthisworldforwhatitis:aPetridish.Hisnewtraitsaretheultimateresearchtools.Hisgoalisnolongermeresurvival,buttheanswertoanew,thrillingquestion:Canamanwhowasoncedevouredbyhisownpower,nowlearntodevourdivinityitself?