In an age of fragile peace, the galaxy has forgotten why the Jen were feared.The Union of Worlds governs with order and doctrine, upheld by the Kai'ji-an ascendant force of disciplined warriors who believe power must be shared, regulated, and controlled. To them, the Jen are dangerous relics: emotional, secretive, and irredeemably fallen. Most believe the Jen were wiped out centuries ago.They were wrong.Zira has lived her life in the shadow of half-truths, trained by a master who carries the weight of a forgotten war. When she is drawn to the ruins of an ancient Jen city buried on a dying world, her awakening begins-not as a gift, but as a trial. The temple tests her body, her will, and her very sense of self, revealing powers that blur the line between strength and surrender, instinct and control.As Zira uncovers relics, weapons, and truths long buried, the Kai'ji close in, convinced they are hunting monsters before history can repeat itself. What they find instead is a legacy that refuses to die.When past and present collide, master faces master and student faces student, and the galaxy is forced to confront an uncomfortable truth: the Jen were never the darkness the Kai'ji claim them to be.They were something far more dangerous.They were free.A sweeping science-fantasy epic filled with ancient orders, lost temples, philosophical conflict, and visceral combat, this is the story of a young woman stepping into a legacy the galaxy tried to erase-and discovering that survival may demand becoming exactly what her enemies fear.