by Keith Gabriel Almario·Translated by Novel AI Studio
In the rain-slicked, neon-drenched coastal mega-city of New Port City, the year is 2085, and Neo-Veridian is dying. Corrupt cyberpunk mega-corporations have abandoned the streets, leaving traditional mafia clans and tech-backed syndicates to wage a bloody war for the city's remaining resources. Enter Silas Vance, a cold, disgraced former syndicate enforcer left for dead in a rain-gutted alley. Saved by a black-market neural mod called the 'Bullet-time Contingency', Silas can perceive combat seconds before it happens, but each activation burns away his remaining memories. To survive, he must dive headfirst back into the criminal underworld that betrayed him. Hunted by cybernetically enhanced hitmen and his own fracturing mind, Silas must navigate a lethal web of alliances and betrayals. In a city where flesh is cheap and data is god, Silas must tear down the ruling factions before the very chip in his skull erases his humanity entirely.
