The Starshard Monolith

The world of Aethel is dying. Choked by the iridescent dust of shattered suns, its perpetual twilight hides grotesque, Starshard-twisted creatures and whispers promises of power to the desperate—promises that lead to a horrifying madness.  Sixteen-year-old Raya, scavenging for survival amongst the ruins, stumbles upon a hidden monolith pulsing with an otherworldly energy. Its song awakens a power within her, a power that echoes the celestial storms above.  But this awakening attracts the attention of Commander Theron, a ruthless tyrant who sees the Starshards not as a curse, but as the key to his dominion.
Hunted by Theron's forces, Raya finds refuge in the storm-wracked wastelands, forging an alliance with Kaen, a disillusioned guardian haunted by his brother’s descent into Starshard madness, and Lyric, a young stargazer ostracized for her unsettling visions of the past and future.  Together, they navigate treacherous landscapes, from gravity-bending canyons to sentient, bioluminescent forests, seeking the truth behind the towering Starshard Outposts—structures built to siphon the chaotic energy, ostensibly for protection, but increasingly fueling Theron's war machine.
A shocking betrayal fractures their fragile alliance, forcing Raya to confront not only Theron's relentless pursuit but the unsettling possibility that the prophecy foretelling her role in silencing the shattered suns is a lie.  As Raya's power grows, evolving beyond channeling the Starshards’ energy to *healing* their fractured essence, the monoliths begin to sing in harmony with her, revealing glimpses of a vanished civilization that ascended into the very fabric of the cosmos.
The final confrontation with Theron takes place at the central Outpost, a towering spire pulsating with raw, chaotic energy.  He intends to reshape Aethel in his image, consumed by a delirium he sees as transcendence.  Raya, Kaen, and Lyric must confront their deepest fears and work together to orchestrate a celestial ballet, weaving the fractured energies of the Starshards into a symphony of creation.  But the cost of saving their world may be higher than any of them could have imagined.  For silencing the shattered suns doesn't mean destroying them, but healing them, ushering in the dawn of a new age—and a new destiny for humanity under a sky of a thousand suns.