Echoes of Ruin In a galaxy haunted by the ruins of forgotten gods, Kalen is a Guide—a subtle force meant to steer civilizations away from the brink of self-destruction. But when he discovers an ancient truth buried in the ashes of Earth, everything changes. Millennia ago, humanity nearly perished, leaving only a few thousand survivors to escape to the stars. The galaxy believes Earth to be a dead world, but Kalen uncovers something far more terrifying—ruins that predate humanity itself, pointing to a hyper-advanced race, the Æralon, who see themselves as gods and all others as mere crops to harvest. Assigned to the Ny’Var, a civilization on the verge of collapse, Kalen must guide them through their darkest days while grappling with the truth of the Æralon's influence. As he navigates a crumbling society driven by blind faith, Kalen finds more Æralon ruins—revealing that their sinister reach extends far beyond Earth. With rebellion brewing, the threat of the Æralon’s return looms large. Kalen is left questioning not only his mission as a Guide but also his very place in the cosmic cycle of creation and destruction. Can he save the Ny’Var from themselves, while also evading the shadow of the ancient beings who shaped his kind?