Kaukas, a dreamy boy, doesn’t get along very well with people—but he’s a whiz with the magical technology that’s widespread in his world. When he tries to get his hands on some particularly useful components through less-than-legal means, he clashes with the resolute security officer Vaska.
Just as the good-natured priestess Athame joins them to settle the dispute, chaos breaks out: the armies of the underworld, Naraka, invade through ancient portals. The three flee and find themselves targeted by the government corporation. The corporation equips them with magical powers and sends them to Naraka for a counterattack.
But the world they find there is not the hell they’ve always been told about. Against all odds, the three stick together, for they quickly realize that the fate of both worlds is at stake in this conflict.
“Hypostasis” combines epic high fantasy with social commentary, etherpunk, and science fantasy. The story centers on societal outcasts who form a small family and stand up against all injustices.