Prologue A long time ago, a human adaptation came across the land. People began to gain the powers of different animals. The rarer the animal is, the stronger it is. So the more substantial the power, the more power one has in society. These powers are called one's essence. My essence is a golden dragon. No one knows because once I found out on my sixteenth birthday, I was left alone. I couldn't handle the pressure of the possibility I could have stronger powers than my parents. One year later, I gained my own little band of misfits. Something I found out was that nothing lasts forever.