The Ocular Order

Power is not born-it awakens.When seventeen-year-old Kurosawa Katsuki witnesses the ignition of his Zaiden-a rare, eye-bound force tethered to one's soul-his quiet life in the mountain village of Laon is shattered. Flames swallow his home. Shadows hunt him. And the organization sworn to protect him, The Ocular Order, isn't sure whether he's a threat or a prophecy in motion.For centuries, Zaidens have served their masters without question. But Katsuki's Zaiden speaks. And it remembers.Dragged into a world of masked enemies, blood-soaked betrayals, and living weapons, Katsuki must uncover the truth behind his power-before the Dominion finds him. Before the world burns again.But he isn't alone. A war-scarred leader. A reckless genius. A girl with storm-colored eyes. Together, they'll walk a path of smoke and secrets.Because Katsuki may not be the chosen one.He might be something far more dangerous.The Catalyst has awakened-and the veil is beginning to tear.