Luka grew up in the filth of the lower sectors, where survival is a daily gamble. Upon reaching his fifteenth year, he participates in the mandatory selection exams a gateway to a better life or a death sentence in the mines. To everyone’s shock, Luka tests for the Imperial Guard, an elite echelon reserved for the most genetically and mechanically gifted. Thrust from the gutters into the heart of the empire’s military machine, Luka must navigate a world of cybernetic conspiracies and cold-blooded politics. Armed with an aptitude he doesn't fully understand, he becomes the wildcard in a galactic power struggle.