Chapter 1: Lineage Lost

Animatas are power incarnate-beasts, angels, machines, and monsters bound to their wielders. But without a license, they're illegal. Unstable. Dangerous.

Manon Kaell isn't special. Not a noble. Not trained. Just the last in a long, broken line of nobodies.

But when an Animata made of raw flesh and forgotten voices bonds to her, she's pulled into a brutal trial to prove her worth.

Fail, and the Animata will be sealed away.
Pass, and she becomes a target for everyone who wants to use her power for themselves.