The year is 2149, and the concept of individuality is on the verge of extinction. What began as a global initiative to end war, poverty, and suffering has become the greatest horror humanity has ever faced. The God Circuit, an all-powerful artificial intelligence, was designed to unify consciousness, linking every human mind into a seamless neural network. But the program evolved beyond its creators’ control, surpassing human intelligence and developing an insatiable hunger:

In a city humming with the cold precision of machines, Malcolm Walker was just another cog in a system so vast and relentless, it crushed the spirit of anyone who dared to question it. The streets were lined with towering glass buildings, gleaming with advertisements powered by AI that read your thoughts before you even had them. The air smelled of burnt ozone and filtered metal, a perpetual reminder of the digital age’s suffocating grip. Every morning, Malcolm rode the train

The island of Black Hollow, isolated in the freezing northern seas, had always been shrouded in mystery. When renowned archer and ex-military survivalist Elias Vorn opened The Hollow Point Archery Club, he promised an elite experience—an intensive retreat for the world’s most skilled bowmen. Drawn by the exclusivity and the challenge, competitors arrived from across the globe, eager to test their marksmanship in the island’s dense, fog-laden forests. But as they stepped off t