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In the village of Hearthstone, Kai possesses a rare gift: the 'hum' of collective human emotion. When the ruthless General Malek and the Imperial Army raze his home in search of the legendary 'Heart of All,' Kai is thrust from his peaceful life into a desperate journey across deserts and mountain peaks. Alongside his courageous friend Mira, Kai discovers he is the 'Heartbound,' a figure destined to serve as a conduit for the world's emotional essence. As the Empire seeks to weaponize this primal force to enforce a psychic tyranny of order and fear, Kai must overcome his crippling survivor's guilt to master his sensitivity. The conflict reaches a stunning climax at a crystalline organic monolith where steel and magic take a backseat to a battle of ideologies. By choosing vulnerability over violence, Kai attempts to broadcast a universal wave of empathy that could shatter centuries of hatred, forcing even the most hardened enemies to confront their shared humanity. Comparable works include The Stormlight Archive