Rebirth

Born beneath Cicerio's marble towers, Intean Qin-Hu was meant for comfort and compliance. Everything changes the day the Beacon detonates in the city plaza, killing dozens and tearing the order that raised him to pieces.

Intean returns from the ruin with forbidden fire in his veins and a fierce hunger to help the overlooked. Epach clings to the Ministry's code until the statutes he trusted begin to crumble. When the extremist group called the Unshackled drags Intean into a hidden stronghold, Epach breaks the pillars of obedience to save his only brother. Childhood friends Karduk and Wynona join him.

The systems meant to protect them did nothing. They had save Intean themselves. When the city protects itself, who does the city protect?

There are only two ways out of a place like Cicerio: rebuild it, or watch it burn.