In a world where souls shape power, thirteen-year-old Dama Jinbia only wants to spread smiles after losing his family to a demonic plague, but when he finds Giona, a cursed girl with a mysterious mark on her body, his simple mission becomes something far greater than he could have ever guessed. As fear, grief, and trauma lurks in every dark corner of her mind, yet with the care, teachings, and safety that her new home provides, Giona must decide whether she will learn to love, or let her festering hatred consume not only her, but even the entire world. As the first chapter in the Nexus Saga, Aether Nexus: Curse of Love is a fantasy story about trauma, found family, and the innocence of childhood love.