In the Empyrean, where angels wield science and light, Natalia’s lab is her sanctuary—until the empire declares it illegal.

As a high-ranking Saerel and the lead scientist for the Interplanetary Center for Elemental Stats, Natalia has earned everything she’s built. Her lab hums with energy and discovery. Her team? Seventeen brilliant, loyal angels who trust her leadership and share her vision. But all of it shatters when Empràr Lucien, a newly crowned ruler with imperial ambition, begins rewriting the creeds that govern their realm.

First, remote work is revoked.
Then, a Vertù appears with a chilling ultimatum:
Accept a severance package, or face forced termination.

Natalia has twelve dawns to decide.

But while the empire demands silence and submission, Natalia carries a fire they can’t extinguish. As her world fractures under injustice, she’ll have to confront not only corrupt systems—but her own shaken trust in Ehyeh, the Sovereign of all.

Because her lab may be threatened.
Her team may be targeted.
But her faith stands unshaken.