Kaelen Rhyse never expected loyalty to his people would land him on Nexilon—a savage, alien world where survival is measured in seconds. Sentenced to 15 years on a planet designed to kill, Kaelen must adapt or die. Armed with little more than a basic survival kit and a mysterious connection to living weapons called nexos, he’s thrust into a harsh wilderness teeming with deadly monsters, bizarre environments, and the corpses of those before him. As Kaelen bonds with his nexos—Strange monsters with impossible, magical abilities—he discovers a dangerous power awakening within him. His growing mastery of nexocite technology blurs the line between man and weapon, offering a chance to survive but at the cost of his humanity.