By Walter Bonacchi
Aoi Tanaka just wants to be invisible. She lives on Level 47 of Luminaria, a floating megacity where magic and technology intertwine, and where her chronic migraines are just another daily nuisance. But when a mysterious heartbeat beneath the city shuts down the train and her eyes glow gold, Aoi discovers her pain is actually an ancient power.
Hunted by shadow creatures and sought by a cynical hacker and a rogue warrior, Aoi is the last "Luminescent": the only one capable of rewriting the Light Core—a divine heart that keeps the city afloat at the cost of stealing human emotions. To save millions, she must face Kuro, a tragic hero who believes the only liberation is total darkness. Because sometimes, the most powerful light is born from tears no one saw fall.