Celestial Chains
An ancient power etched into his skin. A cosmic hunger awakening. One rogue pilot might be humanity's last hope against an oblivion as old as the stars.
Jax Rennick was just trying to outrun his past. A cynical rogue pilot navigating the galaxy's shadowy underbelly, his life was a blur of shady cargo runs and mounting debts. But a mysterious, swirling tattoo, branded onto his arm in a forgotten moment, was about to pull him into a war spanning millennia, a war he never knew existed.
This isn't just ink. It's a living cipher. A fragment of a primordial, universe-devouring entity known only as the Giant. And Jax's tattoo? It's the ultimate containment. A shield. A prison. And now, a map.
When the ruthless Commander Valerius of the Maelstrom Syndicate unearths another piece of the Giant, Jax's world explodes. Valerius isn't seeking containment; he craves domination. He sees the Giant's hunger not as a threat, but as the ultimate weapon, and Jax's unique tattoo, the "Anomaly" is the key to unlocking its terrifying power.
Hunted across the stars by Maelstrom's relentless forces, Jax finds an unexpected ally in Kira Varis, a fellow Watcher whose own tattoo carries a piece of the cosmic puzzle. Together with a reclusive xenobiologist and a cynical but fiercely loyal pilot, they must awaken a scattered network of Watchers, individuals who, for cycles, have quietly borne the burden of containment, fighting insidious whispers from within.
From desperate escapes through unstable quantum tunnels to battles amidst imploding nebulae, Jax must grapple with the terrifying truth of his new abilities. The tattoo is not just a prison; it's a direct conduit to the Giant's essence, a source of power that threatens to consume him with every use. As the ancient "Old War" reignites, Jax and the newly reunited Watchers must race against Valerius to the Heart of Oblivion, the nexus of the Giant's power, to perform a dangerous Precursor ritual of binding.
Can a cynical pilot accept a destiny he never asked for? Will Jax integrate the cosmic hunger without losing himself to its consuming void? Or will Valerius unleash an ancient horror that will unravel the very fabric of existence?
Dive into a pulse-pounding space opera where destiny is etched in skin, and the fate of the galaxy rests on a man who never wanted to be a hero.
Celestial Chains, Your journey into the void begins now.
