In an alternate history shaped by Æsence, a powerful energy source, the world has been transformed into a high-tech dystopia ruled by the elite. Neo City, a neon-lit metropolis, stands as a symbol of humanity's triumph and corruption. Ryn Aristide, the daughter of Neo City’s ruler, discovers her family’s dark secret: the enslavement of dragons through Æsence-infused Dragon Scales. When she frees a black dragon named Osiris and he reveals the truth, Ryn becomes a fugitive. Teaming up with a rebellious faction known as the Spectres, Ryn must harness her rare gift as an Æscendant to dismantle her family’s control over Æsence and ignite a revolution. But with the Order hunting her and the world’s fate at stake, can Ryn rise above her past to reclaim the future?