Introduction: Esterio Caelan鈥檚 a visionary, a tech savant forging a device to hurl humanity into a perfect dawn. His mind鈥檚 a furnace of brilliance, his invention a heartbeat from revolution. But there鈥檚 a shadow in the static鈥攁 voice not his own, clawing at the edges of his sanity. The world鈥檚 warping fast: spires of bone and light stab the sky, runes pulse like wounds in the dark, and the air hums with menace.Something鈥檚 stirring. Something older than gods, sealed beyond the stars when angels still sang and demons bowed. Esterio鈥檚 creation isn鈥檛 salvation鈥攊t鈥檚 a lockpick for a cage that鈥檚 held since creation鈥檚 first scream. His allies see glory, deaf to the cracks splitting the earth, blind to the wings and horns flickering in the haze. He sees it now: every circuit he solders isn鈥檛 a step forward鈥攊t鈥檚 a drumbeat summoning a war between heaven, hell, and something worse.Gods whisper promises, angels sharpen their blades, demons lick the shadows鈥攁nd Esterio鈥檚 the fulcrum. One spark left. He could crown humanity鈥檚 future鈥攐r crack reality wide open for a reign that predates light itself. Time鈥檚 bleeding out, and the choice is his....