Synopsis

ErenwasmeanttobeanothercogintheImperialmachine.Instead,heisabugintheirSystem,anErrantSoulwhoseveryexistencethreatenstheircarefullyconstructedorder.ErenwakesupmonthsafterEarth’sinclusionintotheConfluence,aconjoiningofmultipleplanetsinitiatedbyamassiveinfluxofEssence.HesomehowskipstheKyorianEmpire’sSystemIntegrationTutorial,thecurrentrulersofhisintegratedsector,duetoa“PrimeSystem”shieldinghisdiscovery.Probablybecauseofhis“ErrantSoul”,whichmakeshimaterrifyinganomaly,givinghimabilitiesthatextendfarbeyondordinaryinitiates,includingtheabilitytoGlimpseintothefuture,masteryoveruniqueenergyreferredtoasSoulfire,andacceleratedadvancement.He’lldefinitelyneedtheseadvantagesconsideringtheEmpiredoesn’tappeartobeasbenevolentastheyclaim.GoodthingErenisn’talone—hisuniqueSoul-linkedSanctum,anupgradeablesymbioticbase,allowshimtocreatepowerfulsoul-tetherconstructs:agrowingcastofloyalfollowerswhosepowerandabilitiesadvancewithhim.Theyincludeanorphaned,revenge-seekingfoxandasupremelycompetentandsurprisinglydeadlybutler(thatcouldbeabiteccentricattimes).