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the truth, they uncover a hidden organization manipulating the war from the shadows—a faction that believes humanity is obsolete and seeks to replace it with a new cybernetic species.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 Rogue AI was gone. Its cybernetic army lay in ruins, its mechanical body frozen in place, sparks flickering from its shattered core.

The real masterminds—the ones who started this war, who stole his family, who used the AI as their tool—were still out there.

The bunker's mainframe flickered with hidden data. Zero plugged in, her fingers moving at lightning speed. "Got something. The Organization's top brass—they've gone into hiding."

Nova reloaded her pistols. "Then we dig them out."

Seraph wiped blood from her blade. "I've been waiting for this."

Kai cracked his knuckles. "Then let's finish this war."

A legendary hacker, capable of controlling entire networks. If they didn't take him out, the Organization could still manipulate the world's data.

His last known location? An abandoned city sector, a crumbling digital fortress.

Kai and Zero infiltrated together.

They dodged security drones, bypassed firewalls, fought through waves of cybernetic guards.

A lone figure sat in the dark, his face covered by a neon mask. "Ah, Kai. I was wondering when you'd come."

Kai smirked. "You talk like we've met before."

The Phantom chuckled. "Oh, we have. You just don't remember."

Before he could react, the Phantom unleashed a cyber attack, a digital war in real-time.

A high-speed hacking battle erupted, both sides launching firewalls, viruses, and overrides in a brutal exchange.

In the real world, Kai closed the distance. He ducked under a plasma bolt, grabbed the Phantom's wrist, and—

Zero smirked, wiping sweat from her brow. "We win."

The one responsible for the experiments, the missing people, the horrors Kai had uncovered.

The trail led to a hidden lab deep beneath the city ruins.

Inside, the walls dripped with something unnatural. Cryo pods lined the halls, filled with failed experiments.

Nova clenched her fists. "This guy dies slow."

A twisted scientist, surrounded by cybernetic monstrosities.

He grinned. "Ah, my lost project. You survived longer than I expected."

This man… had experimented on him.

The Butcher waved a hand. "Let's see what I left inside your head."

Nova fired point-blank, dodging a mutated enforcer.

Seraph dueled a cybernetic brute, slicing it limb from limb.

Every hit, every move, every instinct—had been shaped by this man's experiments.

One final strike. A dagger through the throat.

The Butcher collapsed, gurgling his last words.

Kai stood over the wreckage, breathing hard. "That was personal."

His location? A massive orbital station above the city.

Titan Industries, Aegis Coalition, and the other factions were already closing in.

Chapter 29: The Final Hunt