The year is 2055, the Third World War is long over and the world is split between the West and the East. 22 year old Bastion Woods, a prodigy and genius Australian sniper, is killed in action during a mission in Baghdad, leaving behind his family and long-time friend and partner Katrina Williams. Is he satisfied with his death? Of course not, not many are, and Bastion finds himself in a plain white field. He is told that he will begin a new life by the Gods, and all was well, but could a story really end so easily? Of course not! The so called 'Gods' were the game developers, and he is to spend his second life as an NPC in the up-and-coming VRMMORPG 'Cold Blood', a game based on a dystopian world filled with guns and ruined cities. For the chance to meet his loved ones, he will endure, he will improve, he will kill, and he will survive in this new world.