In a City of Gears and Shadows, the Price of Truth Is Blood. A man awakens in the body of a teenage boy, his past life a whisper in the dark—but this new world doesn’t care for ghosts. Evergarde is a city of crumbling steel and whispered conspiracies, where masked rulers pull the strings and the strong carve their names into history with blood and betrayal. Silas walks a path where trust is a fool’s gamble, power is a double-edged blade, and every step forward could be his last. To survive, he must unravel the secrets buried beneath soot and sorrow—even if the truth threatens to consume him. ⚙ Slow-burn progression in a grimy steampunk dystopia🕰 A power system built on corruption, consequence, and madness♟ A calculating MC who plays the long game—without plot armor In a world where survival is war, knowledge is a weapon, and the wrong move leads to ruin… how far will he go to uncover the truth?