Description
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots designed to battle the mecha aliens lurking beyond the Great Wall. It doesn’t matter that the girls often die from the mental strain. When 18-year-old Zetian offers herself up as a concubine-pilot, her goal is to assassinate the ace male pilot responsible for her sister’s death. She achieves her revenge in an unexpected way—by killing him through the psychic link between pilots and emerging from the cockpit unscathed. She is labeled an Iron Widow, a much-feared and silenced type of female pilot who can sacrifice boys to power Chrysalises instead.
To control her formidable yet invaluable mental strength, Zetian is paired with Li Shimin, the strongest and most controversial male pilot in Huaxia. But now that Zetian has tasted power, she refuses to be subdued. She will leverage their combined might and infamy to survive numerous attempts on her life, all while uncovering the truth behind the pilot system’s misogynistic design and stopping more girls from being sacrificed.