Humanity tried, and failed, to solve the problemas of relentless overpopulation.

Then came an incurable disease, that mutilated the planet's people and countries.

The new world without frontiers was delivered to the whims of the Corps.

The Virtual Net, merged with reality thanks to neurostiulation, moves society.

Welcome to the 22nd Century.

Iblis, infamous anti-corporate hacktivist—a cybercriminal, to the Corps—is surprised by a message from an ex he once worked with, and with whom things didn't end well.

Following her trail throws him headfirst through the layers of the world and of himself, hoping to find something real. Something that gives meaning to everything.

But can he deal with what awaits him?