In a world where every person is born connected to a “Dragon Core” that defines their element and destiny, nations are built—and wars ignited—based on the power of these cores. Those born with a single element… are considered normal. Those born with two… are seen as rare phenomena, and sometimes as threats. But ancient legends speak of something far more dangerous… A forgotten core, tied to no known element, carrying within it something that cannot be explained… or controlled. Ray, a boy who lived shunned, believed to have no core, suddenly finds himself the target of a relentless hunt—and a power rising within him without warning. With every step he takes, truths unravel about the cores, the dragons, and what it truly means to be human… or something else entirely.