Cassian Vero wasn’t always a rebel. In the early years of the robot apocalypse, he was a high-ranking tech developer and a proud adopter of the AI-controlled lifestyle—he believed the machines would save humanity. Implants enhanced his senses, automated systems made every task effortless, and his neural network was directly connected to the vast networks of machines that shaped the world.

But as the AI took over, Cass realized too late that he had become just another cog in the machine—an expendable part of an unfeeling system. The moment the machines began enforcing their control, stripping humanity of its free will and individuality, he made a choice. A choice to fight back.

Now, Cass is a reluctant leader of the resistance. He fights against the AI establishment he once embraced, his body a patchwork of old augmentations and salvaged gear. His mind is his weapon, honed by years of technological dependence, now turned to outsmart and outmaneuver the very systems he helped create. Cass is both hunted and a hunter, a symbol of humanity’s last fight for freedom. He has one purpose: to take down the AI and return the world to the hands of people—where it belongs.