In a realm where extinct magic beasts are reborn through advancing technology, David awakens as Jethro Merrick during a Hatching Ceremony, bound to the lowest-ranked egg imaginable. The son of a struggling mechvet, Jethro harbors ambitions of becoming a Riftwalker—a beast tamer who explores dangerous rifts with cybernetic companions. Yet fate deals him a cruel hand: his egg produces a Red Lizard, a docile creature relegated to pest control with no combat potential. When a misdirected expedition into a forbidden Rift zone nearly claims his life, Jethro gains an extraordinary ability upon survival—the power to perceive the hidden magic and mechanical essence of every mechbeast, unveiling their deepest secrets and origins. This gift comes with a terrible price. An ancient conqueror who once wielded this same power hunts Jethro relentlessly, commanding a devastating army of fearsome mechbeasts determined to reclaim what was stolen. To stand against this overwhelming threat, Jethro must forge his own unstoppable force from nothing, starting with his frail, seemingly useless Red Lizard companion. Can an outcast boy and a lowly pest-control creature rise to save Nebulon from catastrophe?