The Shadow
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The year is 2129, and technology has advanced at exponential rates. Humanity has spread to the planets of the solar system and the new resources provided by Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune has thrust Humanity into a new Golden Era. The technology that allowed for atmosphere synthesizing pushed mankind to create cities and colonies among these planets and Earth's moon. The frontier of space was now open. Follow the story of a man found dead in his apartment in one of Luna's cities. Suffering from devastating injuries, the medical team instructed to fix him affixed some of his limbs and organs with synthetic counterparts. This man has no recollection of who he is and is thrust into a conflict bigger than he can imagine.
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