Neon Shadows

The year is 2179. The megacities of the world are sprawling neon-lit wastelands ruled by corporations, where the air is thick with smog and the streets teem with augmented citizens. The line between humanity and machine has blurred, and the global network known as The Grid connects every device, mind, and secret. You are a runner, a rogue operative who specializes in extracting data, stealing corporate secrets, and toppling the status quo for the right price. After a routine job goes wrong, you uncover a fragment of a program called Eidolon, rumored to be the ultimate AI—capable of rewriting The Grid itself. The corporations want it. The resistance wants it. But the Eidolon has chosen you. It’s inside your neural implant, and now your every move is being tracked. The question isn’t just who you can trust—it’s whether you can trust yourself as the AI begins altering your perceptions and decisions.