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the truth, they uncover a hidden organization manipulating the war from the shadows—a faction that believes humanity is obsolete and seeks to replace it with a new cybernetic species.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 moved on instinct. His blade sliced through the first one's arm, but it barely reacted—its twisted metal limb jerked, realigning itself.

Seraph was already on the second one, her gauntlets glowing as she punched straight through its chest. Sparks and something wet splattered across the floor.

Zero yelped. "OKAY, THESE THINGS ARE WORSE THAN THE MACHINE CHOIR!"

Kai ducked as one of the creatures swung at him—its fingers had fused into metal claws.

He sidestepped, kicked off the wall, and drove his blade into its spine. The creature convulsed, but didn't go down.

"H̶͎̓̒͛̓E̴̠̟͗̓͊L̸͊̄͜P̵̺͓̍̋̄ ̴̡̩͈̰̌͂̈̄M̷̪͑͐͋E̶̹͓̲̪͗"

His gut twisted. No time for hesitation. He twisted the blade and yanked it free.

Seraph didn't hesitate either—her next strike shattered another one's head.

Zero, breathing hard, fired a pulse round into the last one's knee, sending it sprawling.

Zero stepped back, shaking. "That was NOT normal cybernetics. That was—"

Kai exhaled, glancing down at the still-twitching bodies. "Forced integration."

Seraph's jaw tightened. "They were experimented on."

Zero looked sick. "Who the hell does something like that?"

Kai already knew. The Hidden Organization.

Seraph knelt beside one of the bodies, pressing a gloved hand to its temple. The cybernetic eye flashed, scanning.

She didn't speak for a second. Then: "They were part of a resistance cell. One that went missing months ago."

Zero cursed. "So they didn't just kill them. They turned them."

Kai's grip on his blade tightened.

Kai glanced at the bodies. He should feel relieved that they'd stopped them. Instead, he just felt… angry.

Zero, as if sensing his mood, muttered, "Let's burn this place down and leave."

Kai managed a smirk. "Now that's the smartest thing you've said all day."

Seraph nodded. "We need to wipe their data first."

Kai cracked his knuckles. "Leave that to me."

They moved deeper into the underground complex, following Seraph's scan.

The deeper they went, the colder the air felt.

Kai's fingers itched on his blade.

This place wasn't just another hidden lab.

A massive chamber, filled with rows of cybernetic pods.

Some were empty. Some were… not.

Zero swallowed hard. "We found where they make them."

Seraph's eyes narrowed. "No, we found where they store them."

Because on the far side of the room—

There were pods marked with names.

One of them read: "ALEXIS REINHARDT."

His voice was quiet. "…That's my sister's name."

He slammed a hand against the console. "OPEN!"

Kai moved beside him, scanning the interface. "It's locked—heavily encrypted."

Zero's breathing was sharp, ragged. "Then hack it."

The system fought back. Firewalls lashed out.

Whoever built this didn't want them getting in.

Then—a voice echoed from the speakers.

Kai's hands froze over the console.

The voice was calm. Controlled. Inhuman.

Seraph's fingers twitched toward her weapon. "It's him."

Kai exhaled slowly. "The Rogue AI."

The voice continued. "You will not interfere."

Chapter 16: The Abominations of the Hidden Organization