In the virtual world, disconnecting means dying.
‘Aether's Realm,’ the most immersive MMORPG ever created, becomes a deadly prison for hundreds of players. Every choice, every wound... every death is real.
Among them is a young man with no class, no stats... and no connections.
Haunted by a past he'd rather forget, he just wants to move forward. Fight. Survive.
But while others fear, he faces monsters with his bare hands. His strength defies the rules. His name, unknown. His impact... impossible to ignore.
Amidst the chaos, other souls resist: one seeking to heal what she lost, another trying to understand the enigmatic saviour who appeared and disappeared without saying a word.
As the real world watches, desperate for answers, something deeper awakens within the code.
An inevitable question:
If they manage to escape... what part of them will still be human?