The Arcturian

THE AGREEMENT OF THE SECOND MONTH DID NOT SAVE US. IT SOLD US.

Before humanity ever mapped the stars, those stars were already owned. For decades, the shadow factions of Earth's governments have hidden a devastating cosmic truth: in February 1954, an unyielding treaty was signed with the predatory Draconian Empire. In exchange for primitive technology, human leaders signed away the sovereign title of their own species.

Now, the clock has run out. The Draconian are systematically altering the biosphere-warming the oceans and collapsing the planetary magnetic shield-to clear the surface for full reptilian colonization. To them, seven billion humans are not a civilization. We are a biological harvest.

When investigative journalist David Vance stumbles onto the global climate conspiracy, he is targeted for immediate decommissioning. But a singular ripple forms in the absolute quiet of the fifth dimension. Nor, an advanced Arturian keeper, takes the ultimate gamble: sacrificing his higher-dimensional form to descend into a brutal human vessel.

With the cleanup crews closing in, David, a rogue structural engineer, and a degraded alien keeper must race to locate the remaining variables before the countdown hits zero. The contract is signed. The cage is built.

Our creators have returned to claim their property. And the harvest is about to begin.