The Sentinel's Dawn

In the year 2078, the world teetered on the edge of chaos. The air was thick with the hum of drones and the faint glow of augmented reality displays that painted the skies of New Cascadia, a sprawling megacity on the western edge of the fractured North American Coalition. Commander Ethan Ryde stood atop the Sentinel Tower, his piercing blue eyes scanning the horizon. The once-vibrant city now flickered with the scars of resource wars—crumbling skyscrapers, neon signs flickering in protest, and the distant rumble of plasma artillery...