Participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge. Releasing chapters as I finish them. If you could edit your DNA for your descendants benefit, would you do it? Reed is the result of several generations of edits. He is faster, stronger, and smarter than his predecessor's, all the while being one of the lucky few that holds dual ability.  A spate of migraines leads him for a checkup at MindWave, one of the corporations that make up the Consortium — the pioneers of genetic engineering. A checkup that drastically changes his path as he learns that everything might not be as it seems.