Introduction: In a fractured world where magic is drawn from light and truth is buried beneath centuries of lies, twenty-year-old Kato has always lived in the shadow of forgotten histories with a birthmark that burns with questions. When a deadly attack disrupts the Festival of Lumen, Kato finds himself hunted for a power he doesn鈥檛 understand and a legacy he never asked for.As Lux stirs within him, Kato is thrust into a race against time, truth, and fate. Together with his makeshift family鈥攆ierce Terra warrior Rail the brilliant water-wielder Soren, and his best friend Leif who wields wind鈥攈e must navigate kingdoms of glass, whispers of ancient magics, and a rebellion hiding in plain sight. But not all allies are who they seem, and not all enemies wear their masks.A mysterious girl cloaked in shadows, a rogue code buried in his blood, and a prophecy long erased from history all converge as Kato begins to unravel the truth: the Starlight of this era is closer than he ever imagined鈥攁nd the Inquisitors who took him may have already shaped his destiny.And when the cycle closes, he鈥檒l face a choice: destroy the future, or re-shape it....