Eldgrimm

In the neon-drenched dystopia of Neo-Babylon, a war rages between warring factions, but Kai Stroud, a rogue operator, has no allegiance—just a mission to survive. When a routine job goes south, Kai stumbles upon a secret tied to his missing family: encrypted data locked inside his own brain—a digital blueprint for something powerful enough to shift the balance of the entire war.

Now, every faction wants a piece of him.

Hunted by corporate enforcers, anarchist hackers, cyber-cultists, and mercenary warlords, Kai is forced into a deadly game of survival. Along the way, he forms uneasy alliances with six formidable women, each with their own reasons for chasing him down:

Selene Voss, the cold and ruthless Corporate Enforcer sent to capture him, who begins to question her orders.

Rox Callahan, the Rebel Hacker who sees him as a rival and ally in equal measure.

Nyx-7, the enigmatic AI Worshipper drawn to the secrets within his mind.

Valeria Kane, the fearless Cyberpunk Gangster who respects power—and Kai’s unpredictability intrigues her.

Mira Sorelli, the Idealistic Officer torn between duty and what’s right.

Raven Locke, the Drifter Mercenary who prefers watching from the sidelines—until Kai forces her to care.


As Kai and his growing crew unravel the truth, they uncover a hidden organization manipulating the war from the shadows—a faction that believes humanity is obsolete and seeks to replace it with a new cybernetic species.

At the heart of it all? A rogue AI with a god complex, an army of machine-controlled soldiers, and a plan to erase organic life entirely.

With Neo-Babylon on the brink of destruction, Kai and his team must fight, outsmart, and outlast their enemies to bring down the true puppet masters. But the closer they get to victory, the more Kai’s past, his family’s fate, and the truth about his own existence come into question.

And with his six rivals-turned-allies all falling for him in their own ways, his personal life is just as explosive as the war itself.

In the end, Kai must make the ultimate choice:

Save the world—or disappear into the shadows.

Destroy the enemy—or become something new.

Choose a side—or carve his own path.


Because in Neo-Babylon, loyalty is a lie, survival is war, and love is the deadliest battlefield of all.

Shadow Circuit: War of the Lost A Cyberpunk War Epic

Kai Vance was running for his life.

His breath came in ragged gasps as he vaulted over a rusted barricade, landing in the grimy backstreets of Neo-Babylon's undercity. The entire district reeked of burnt circuitry, oil, and desperation. The people here didn't ask questions. They just kept their heads down and survived.

Behind him, three cybernetic enforcers—Titan Industries' finest—were in full pursuit. Their mechanical limbs whirred, servos hissing as they closed the distance.

"Citizen Kai Vance, you are in possession of stolen data. Surrender immediately."

Kai had zero clue what they were talking about. The only thing he was guilty of was being at the wrong place at the worst possible time.

One of them raised an arm-mounted railgun—charging fast.

Kai dropped low at the last second. The shot missed his head by an inch, melting through the steel wall beside him.

"Oh, great. Railguns. That's fair."

His mind raced, calculating the fastest escape route. He needed to improvise—fast.

Kai bolted into an alley, barely ducking under a swinging pipe as he turned a sharp corner.

The enforcers slowed their approach, forming a triangle around him.

Kai exhaled slowly. If a fight was unavoidable, he had to make it quick.

The first enforcer lunged—too predictable.

Kai sidestepped and drove his elbow into its exposed neck joint, severing a cluster of cybernetic nerves. The enforcer jerked violently before collapsing.

The second fired a taser—Kai twisted mid-air, the electroshock barely grazing his jacket. He landed, grabbed a nearby metal pipe, and swung it like a baseball bat—directly into the enforcer's head. Sparks flew as it crumpled.

"He's a high-value target. Proceed with ca—"

Kai didn't let him finish. He dashed forward, jumping off the slumped enforcer's body and delivered a spinning kick to the last one's skull. The impact sent the cybernetic officer flying into a trash heap.

Kai landed, gripping his ribs. Three against one was not fun.

The First Encounter – The Corporate Enforcer

A new figure emerged from the shadows.

Unlike the bulky enforcers, this one was sleek, fast, and deadly. A woman in a black exo-suit, high-grade cybernetics visible along her arms and spine. Her piercing silver eyes locked onto him like a predator.

Kai had seen enough bounty notices to recognize her.

Titan Industries' most feared enforcer.

She tilted her head, analyzing him.

"You're faster than I expected," she said, voice cold and calculated. "But not fast enough."

Kai wiped the sweat from his brow. "Can we skip to the part where I miraculously escape?"

Valkyrie responded by drawing her blade—a monomolecular vibro-sword. It hummed menacingly.

Chapter 1: A Target on His Back