Twenty years ago, Viv was chosen as a gift to the Above, but "gift" really meant "sacrifice." So, she and Alessandro ran. They started a family, and since they have ties to the Above, surface dwellers view them as magical. They aren't; the Above just has tech. Twelve years ago, Alessandro went missing. Their son Leandro is now sixteen, and despite Viv's protests, he is viewed as a magical child destined for greatness. Cue long lost uncle who claims to know where Alessandro is and kidnaps Leandro to help rescue his father before his execution in three days. Viv has to bring her son home (and possibly her not-so-dead husband) without ending up as a sacrifice to the Above again, even if it means teaming up with an airship pirate crew of one, gladiator battling mythical beasts with science as her weapon, confronting her mad scientist mother-in-law, and finding that her husband has secrets she can't even begin to guess.
15 parts