In the nearly 100 years since every star disappeared in the StarFall, Earth managed to continue. Sure, there are monsters that appear every now and then. Sure, there is a supernatural illness called the Blight going around that effectively kills hope. But at least there are people who can wield supernatural powers called Starborn.
Arden is not one of these people.
There isn't much Arden can do at this point. Living in the slums with his terminally ill sister marks him as essentially a step below tapeworms in the grand scheme of things. Despised for harboring his sister, a Blight Walker, Arden lives his life trying to stay alive and out of the way.
But it is never that easy. The meagre scraps of food are worse than dirt, his sister is refused an ID, and the local gangster views Arden as his personal punching bag.
Arden's only hope is to become one of the Starborn. Just being a Starborn would be an escape from poverty, the gangs, and the hatred. But you can't just become a Starborn. They are chosen by the Status at random, and Arden has practically a 0 percent chance to be chosen by his Status. After all, there has never been a Starborn from the slums before. It's impossible.
But the impossible is not what can't happen, but rather what shouldn't happen.
And when the impossible arrives, Arden is forced to become impossible himself to protect the few things he has left, including his sister, his life, and something strange that his Status insists on calling a Legacy.
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