Cole "Vex" Harrington was once a soldier, a hero in a war that left scars deeper than those etched into his skin. The world moved on, but Cole couldn’t. Civilian life was a battlefield of its own—one without rules, without honor. So he drifted into mercenary work, trading his skills for credits, his conscience for survival. It was a way to keep the demons at bay, a way to stay sharp. But then came the mission that shattered everything. Betrayed by the very corporations he had sworn to protect, Cole found himself in their grip, his mind erased, his memories wiped clean. They turned him into an enforcer, a tool for their dirty work. His body moved like a machine, efficient, deadly, but inside, something was broken, something they couldn’t reach. And then, a glitch—just a flicker, at first, but enough to spark a fire. Fragments of a past life surfaced, pieces of a puzzle that refused to stay buried. With them came a new awareness, a status window visible only to him, tracking his every move, his every thought. The world around him blurred, a digital landscape bleeding into the physical, the lines between them growing thinner with every step. He could feel it—the pulse of the neural interface, the hum of circuits beneath his skin. It wasn’t just a tool; it was a lifeline, a way to reclaim what was lost. But with each upgrade, each enhancement, the cost grew higher. His mind was a battlefield now, the stakes higher than ever, with his sanity hanging in the balance. Corporate conspiracies, rogue AIs, shadowy government agents—all of them converging on him, all of them threats. But the real enemy, the one he couldn’t shake, was himself. The soldier he was, the mercenary he became, the weapon they turned him into—each one pulling him in a different direction. Cole had to choose: continue as their pawn or break free, reclaim his identity, and fight back. But every choice came with a price, every decision a step closer to the edge. NeuroSynapse: The Fractured Mind is a journey into the heart of a broken man, a struggle for control in a world where nothing is certain, where the battle for survival is as much about what’s in your head as what’s in your hands.