In the shadowed streets of 23rd-century Paris, emotions are commodities, and beautiful memories are crafted by a rare the creators of vivid dreams. Ariel de Santos is the best of them all—an artist capable of making you feel something real in a world that has forgotten how. But his genius comes at a cost. Haunted by debt and past mistakes, Ariel is a fugitive, desperate for redemption. Alongside Joanne—his muse, lover, and the only person who sees beyond his masks—he embarks on a dangerous journey to escape his pursuers and find hope among the stars. Their only chance lies aboard Veluss, a generational colony ship bound for the Procyon system, 11.4 light-years away. This voyage is not for the weak; only those with the power to shape the future will be chosen.