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the truth, they uncover a hidden organization manipulating the war from the shadows—a faction that believes humanity is obsolete and seeks to replace it with a new cybernetic species.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 and Zero sat across from each other in the VIP lounge, their cyberdecks linked to a private server. The moment the challenge began, the neon lights dimmed, leaving only the glow of holographic screens illuminating their faces.

Cipher leaned on the couch, watching with a smirk. "Oh, this is gonna be good."

Nova crossed his arms. "Let me get this straight. If Kai wins, she helps us break into Titan's network. If she wins...?"

Nova sighed. "I hate this already."

Kai cracked his knuckles. "Let's go."

A countdown appeared on their screens.

Data streams crashed into each other like cybernetic waves in a storm. Zero was fast—no, ridiculously fast. She launched an onslaught of firewalls, decoy signals, and logic bombs that would've taken an average hacker hours to counter.

He darted between digital traps, bouncing his signal between phantom nodes, slipping past decoys before Zero could block him.

Zero's smirk widened. "Not bad. But…"

Kai's firewall collapsed—she'd already anticipated his next move and flipped his own trick against him.

Cipher winced. "Ooooh. That's rough."

Kai gritted his teeth. Zero was playing dirty—but that just made it interesting.

He switched tactics. Instead of brute force, he started dismantling her defenses from the inside out. Tiny exploits, unnoticed weak points—he hit them all at once.

Zero's eyes flickered. "Oh? Clever boy."

Nova whispered, "She's enjoying this way too much."

Cipher grinned. "It's basically flirting for hackers."

Her counterattack came fast. A full-system takeover, hijacking his interface controls.

For half a second, Kai's screen blacked out.

Zero's eyes widened. He'd played dead.

Cipher laughed. "Ohhhh, he got her!"

Zero threw her head back and laughed. "Okay. That was fun."

Kai leaned back, grinning. "Looks like you owe me."

Nova looked between them. "That's it? No dramatic betrayal? No sudden backstab?"

Cipher shook her head. "Dude, this is foreplay for hackers."

Zero stretched. "Fine. A deal's a deal. I'll help you crack Titan's encrypted servers."

Kai's smile faded. "Good. Because what I need to find isn't just Titan's secrets."

Zero raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Then what?"

The truth. His family, the experiments, the encrypted data in his brain.

Zero leaned closer. "You're hiding something big, aren't you?"

Kai met her gaze. "Let's just say... I'm not the only one with secrets."

Zero smirked. "Now I'm really interested."

Nova sighed. "This is going to be a problem."

Zero stood. "Alright, sweetheart. You won. But don't think that means I'm gonna make this easy for you."

Kai chuckled. "I wouldn't expect anything less."

Zero winked. "Good. Because I like my challenges... personal."

Chapter 11: Digital Duel – The Hacker’s Game