The Aegis of Chromecity

Inspector Kazimir Rostova, the laziest genius in the Stalgrad Enforcers, lives for three things: strong coffee, quiet naps, and closing cases with minimal effort. His latest assignment is a high-profile data heist, a ghost in the system known only as 'Cipher'. His only lead points to the city's most infamous mercenary, Zofia 'The Umbra' Borislav. Cold, ruthless, and universally despised for a past atrocity, Zofia is the perfect suspect. As Kazimir reluctantly digs into her life, his straightforward case unravels. He finds a woman who operates with brutal efficiency but leaves no collateral damage, a pariah who secretly channels her earnings into forbidden bio-magical clinics for the city's disenfranchised. The deeper he investigates 'The Umbra', the more her trail overlaps with his hunt for 'Cipher', forcing him to question everything. In a city built on secrets, is he hunting a monster, or is he about to become the only shield for the one person trying to save them all?