Centuries in virtual worlds have brought human consciousness to the brink of collapse. The extractor Logan Bochniak, who is fighting for survival in the megacity Bellgraph and, like all the other inhabitants, is suffering from the consequences of neural habituation, therefore knows only one goal: permanent integration into the virtual network Onyros. When he accepts an assignment from the mysterious Estat to track down a group of fugitives, he has no idea that he is making himself a pawn in the hands of great powers. For something has awoken deep within the network - something that will change the reality of Bellgraph's inhabitants forever.