Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry

Eleven-year-old Sara Werec watched her older brother Ralph depart for the front lines of an interstellar conflict 130 light years from home, and promised herself they would meet again—not as family, but as fellow soldiers. Five years later, she’s enrolled at Grapera Space Armed Soldier Academy, preparing to become a Reasoner: a pilot trained to operate the cutting-edge weapon system known as a “Strain.”

That resolve is shattered when enemy forces assault the academy. Thrown into combat, Sara is swiftly defeated by an overwhelming Strain, only to learn the pilot is Ralph himself. With the school destroyed and her classmates slain, he vanishes, leaving Sara to grapple with what she witnessed. Taking on a new name, she returns to training with a single purpose: to face her brother and uncover the truth behind his actions.