Synopsis
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In the 22nd Century, the world is a technological dystopia. Mankind has never been closer to godhood, but it has come at the cost of its very humanity. Giant megapolis supercities cover the globe where countries once were, and the United Nations fights an ever-losing battle to regulate corporations too wealthy and powerful to be controlled.
Aiden King, a young man from the megapolis known as England, has scored perfectly on every exam he’s ever taken. When he applies to join the United Nations Intelligence Service, they jump at the chance to recruit him – but they have loftier ambitions than making him a simple analyst. They invite him to join R.E.N/D: the Research, Engage and Neutralize Division – a secret anti-terrorism and intelligence organization founded to foster closer relations between the U.N and rival megacorps. Jumping at the chance to be part of something so great, Aiden accepts their offer.
He had no idea what he was getting himself into.
Years later, Aiden wakes up in Tokyo, Japan. He has no idea how he got there or what happened to him – all he knows is that now he’s a monster, and that R.E.N/D’s special operatives will stop at nothing to kill him.
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Table of Contents
- 1Prologue (Edited)2024-11-13
- 2Chapter 1 - A Pale Horse (Edited)2024-11-13
- 3Chapter 2 - Unlikely Places (Edited)2024-11-13
- 4Chapter 3 - Sleepless (Edited)2024-11-13
- 5Chapter 4 - A Book by its Cover (Edited)2024-11-13
- 6Chapter 5 - Nothing We Can Do (Edited)2024-11-13
- 7Chapter 6 - The Hospital (Edited)2024-11-13
- 8Chapter 7 - A Night Still Young (Edited)2024-11-13
- 9Chapter 8 - Knives (Edited)2024-11-13
- 10Chapter 9 - Centipede (Edited)2024-11-13
- 11Chapter 10 - Safehouse (Edited)2024-11-13
- 12Chapter 11 - Chaos (Edited)2024-11-13
- 13Chapter 12 - Something Not Right (Edited)2024-11-13
- 14Chapter 13 - Unexpected Wisdom (Edited)2024-11-13
- 15Chapter 14 - Ride-By Swinging (Edited)2024-11-13
- 16Chapter 15 - The Beast (Edited)2024-11-13
- 17Chapter 16 - Recovery2024-11-13
- 18Chapter 17 - Never Cry Again2024-11-13
- 19Chapter 18 - Answers2024-11-13