Aria despises the arrogant immortals who slaughtered her mother in cold blood years ago. Struggling in poverty, she slays a glittering beast in the forest to keep her siblings from starving, unaware she has struck down a sacred beast belonging to the highest celestial court. The executioner arrives swiftly, hauling her in irons toward the golden palace where mortals are executed on sight.
Instead of begging for mercy before the celestial throne, Aria uncovers divine blood running through her own veins alongside ancient royal power. To survive among hostile deities and expose the corrupted order that butchered her kin, she forms an uneasy truce with the warrior who took her mother's life.
