Origin

Piahasalwaysknownherdestiny.Sheismeanttostartanewrace,alineofdescendantswhowillbringanendtodeath.Shehasbeenbredfornootherpurpose,geneticallyengineeredtobeimmortalandraisedbyateamofscientistsinasecretcompoundhiddendeepintheAmazonrainforest.Nowthosescientistshavebeguntochallengeher,withthegoaloftraininghertocarryontheirdangerouswork.Foraslongasshecanremember,Pia’sgreatestdesirehasbeentofulfilltheirexpectations.Butthenonenightshefindsaholeintheimpenetrablefencethatsurroundshersterilehome.Freeinthejungleforthefirsttimeinherlife,PiameetsEio,aboyfromanearbyvillage.Unabletoresist,shecontinuessneakingouttoseehim.Astheyfallinlove,theybegintopiecetogetherthetruthaboutPia’sorigin—atruthwithnothinglessthandeadlyconsequencesthatwillchangetheirlivesforever.Originisabeautifullytold,electricnewwaytolookatanage-olddesire:toliveforever.Butiseternallifeworthlivingifyoucan’tspenditwiththeoneyoulove?