Lullaby of the Starborn

In the Tidal Era, humanity thrives on energy from another dimension. Ella adopts an abandoned baby and names him Noah. He seems ordinary until an energy surge turns him into a hundred-meter giant whose cries tear apart a coastal city. Commander Kane is ordered to destroy him, but Ella walks into the battlefield and sings his lullaby. Noah recognizes her and returns to normal. The Dawn Council takes Noah to Zero Base. Ella follows and learns he is the original Starborn, a living weapon created by the Council. With Kane and scientist Martin, she rescues the other Starborn children—babies who command ocean, gravity, moon, stars, space, and gates. Each awakening brings disaster, but Ella sees only frightened children who need love. One by one, they become a family. Martin uncovers the Council’s plan: all six Starborn were made from Noah so he could copy their powers and become the vessel for an ancient Outer God. When the hidden Seventh Starborn awakens, a gate opens between universes. The Outer God uses Noah’s fear of abandonment to turn him into a galaxy-destroying giant. Ella enters Noah’s mind and tells him she chose him before knowing his power. Even if he could save no one, she would still be his mother. Noah calls her “Mom” and breaks free. The Outer God enters reality, but Noah and the six Starborn unite to seal it away. After the war, Ella, Kane, and Martin settle on a new planet with the seven children, who finally receive names, a family, and a safe place to sleep.