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the truth, they uncover a hidden organization manipulating the war from the shadows—a faction that believes humanity is obsolete and seeks to replace it with a new cybernetic species.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

The stolen speeder screamed through the ruins, engines burning red as Kai swerved between shattered buildings. The Titan gunship stayed on them, its heavy cannons spitting fire.

"Kai!" Zero shouted over the wind. "In case you haven't noticed, we're in an open street with nowhere to hide!"

Kai's grin widened. "Good thing I wasn't planning on hiding."

Seraph's eyes narrowed. "What are you planning?"

Kai jerked the speeder left—straight toward a half-collapsed overpass.

The gunship pursued, closing the gap.

Zero's eyes bulged. "That's a dead end, Mercer!"

Kai pulled out his cyberdeck, fingers flying.

The moment they hit the overpass, he triggered a command.

Power surge. Traffic controls rebooted.

A flood of abandoned automated taxis roared to life below them.

Kai slammed the speeder into a drift—then jumped off.

Seraph barely had time to react before Kai grabbed her wrist, pulling her mid-air.

They landed hard on a moving taxi.

Zero screamed as she followed, crashing onto another.

The speeder? Straight into the overpass wall.

The gunship pilot had no time to react. Wreckage, flames, and flying debris filled the sky.

The ship clipped the rubble and spun out of control.

Kai watched it go down, smirking. "Told you. Improvisation."

Zero groaned. "I swear, one day, I'm gonna—"

More engines roared in the distance.

Seraph tensed. "They're not done yet."

Titan Industries wouldn't stop. None of the factions would.

They regrouped in an old cyber cafe, its neon lights flickering in the shadows.

Zero typed furiously, rerouting their trail. "Okay, good news: We're ghosts again. Bad news? Everyone and their mother is still looking for us."

Seraph's blade twirled in her hand. "We need to take the fight to them. Laying low won't work forever."

Kai leaned against a table, thinking. The decrypted file still echoed in his mind.

"Kai Mercer. You're coming with me."

Chapter 19: High-Speed Havoc