SOUTA'S LAST REFUGE

At seventeen, Ilan Leclerc shines through his intelligence and his passion for the stars. But at school, his brilliance makes him a target. When he finally refuses to obey his bullies, violence erupts - and a brutal incident shatters the fragile balance of his world. At the same time, in Sengoku-era Japan, young samurai Souta fights to save his besieged clan. A prodigious strategist and soon-to-be father, he reads the constellations to anticipate the enemy's moves.
Watching over him is Takeda Ryoji, a warrior as loyal as he is enigmatic. Two stories separated by centuries. Two adolescents whose destinies are under threat. And, little by little, unsettling echoes: fissures, correspondences, shadows crossing from one world into the other. When a forest clearing reveals three decapitated bodies, an investigation begins. It will uncover a truth more disturbing than any fiction - and a spirit willing to do anything to protect the one it has chosen.