Astra Idari lives a simple life as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down thieves who steal filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel, collects payment, and drinks away her troubles. When she meets Gen Emera, Idari meets the girl of her dreams and the last living star. There's just one problem. Filamnentium is only found in the blood of living stars.Emera solves a lot of problems for Idari. Her unconditional love bolsters Idari, who knows she's human despite outwardly appearing to be an android with a failing memory stitched together by her ship's irascible AI, CR-UX. Emera also creates serious problems. Either Idari turns Emera over to the Scath, the mysterious empire who controls the filamentium monopoly, and goes on living her life, or she risks everything to help Emera search for The Glass Star. If they find it, Emera can replenish her waning energy in the long-lost star's hidden reservoirs of filamentium and restore her people's light. It's not losing her life that terrifies Idari, though.It's finally living.She's been just getting by for longer than she remembers, assured in her humanity, but not enough to risk it. Idari fears being exposed, but Emera sees her as she is. Emera illuminates Idari's spirit and her confidence, and together they try to outrun the shadows that threaten to overtake what little light remains in the galaxy.
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Astra Idari lives a simple life as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down thieves who steal filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel, collects payment, and drinks away her troubles. When she meets Gen Emera, Idari meets the girl of her dreams and the last living star. There's just one problem. Filamnentium is only found in the blood of living stars.Emera solves a lot of problems for Idari. Her unconditional love bolsters Idari, who knows she's human despite outwardly appearing to be an android with a failing memory stitched together by her ship's irascible AI, CR-UX. Emera also creates serious problems. Either Idari turns Emera over to the Scath, the mysterious empire who controls the filamentium monopoly, and goes on living her life, or she risks everything to help Emera search for The Glass Star. If they find it, Emera can replenish her waning energy in the long-lost star's hidden reservoirs of filamentium and restore her people's light. It's not losing her life that terrifies Idari, though.It's finally living.She's been just getting by for longer than she remembers, assured in her humanity, but not enough to risk it. Idari fears being exposed, but Emera sees her as she is. Emera illuminates Idari's spirit and her confidence, and together they try to outrun the shadows that threaten to overtake what little light remains in the galaxy.