At the dawn of the world, a solitary god created the Earth and its people, expecting worship to fill the silence of eternity. When it did not, the god shaped a husband from divine longing and named him Aurelian. Born perfect yet yearning for choice, Aurelian walks a fragile line between devotion and independence, love and imbalance. Together they rule creation—until the bond meant to complete a god begins to change the fate of the world itself.