luminary

The Luminary is a mythic sci-fi saga about a boy named Rada, his enemies, his friends, and the machines that, over decades of oppression, rebellion, war, and renewal, transform him into the Luminary.

As a teen inventor, Rada is banished from Marqala’s school after conducting unauthorized experiments. Hunted by the Regence for building unregistered machines, he flees to the outlands and finds belonging among a misfit crew of builders.

Years later, strange phenomena lead Rada to Sen, a quiet girl in the hills with a mysterious connection to both plants and machines. Through her, he discovers Lum—a machine intelligence living beneath the soil. Together with their crew, they form The Light Underground: a movement of quiet rebellion.

When Rada returns to help Marqala during a time of crisis, the Regence captures Lum’s essence and turns it into a tool of control. The city thrives—but begins to rot.

This is where the real story begins: the rebirth.