After the Great Thaw drowned the old world, humanity survived on floating cities called Hulls, scraping out a life on an ocean filled with monsters, pirates, and secrets the Hydrarchy would kill to keep buried.
Gin Farcast has always been useful. On Hull-9, he is the dependable one—the man who fixes what others break, carries what others avoid, and gives more than he ever gets back. Everyone leans on him. Everyone takes from him. Even his girlfriend treats his loyalty like something owed.
Then a rescue dive into a forbidden trench changes everything.
What comes back with him is a rare and dangerous Floodborn strain rooted deep in his marrow, turning his blood and bones into living forges. For the first time in his life, Gin is forced to confront the truth: if he stays where he is, he will be used until there is nothing left of him.
So he leaves.
Guided by whispers of a hidden island recorded in the Currentscrolls, he begins a journey through wreck fields, floating cities, sea-beast hunts, pirate clashes, and ancient lies buried beneath the tide. To survive, Gin must grow stronger, build a crew of his own, and learn what kind of man he wants to become when no one is left to decide for him.