In the sprawling neon-lit dystopia of Night City in the year 2077, Song So-Hi, a highly skilled former US Marine and member of a royal lineage, is on a relentless mission. Her twin sister, Song So-Mi, a notorious netrunner working for the shadowy government of the New United States of America (NUSA), has mysteriously vanished from the underworld of Brooklyn. So-Hi is determined to uncover the truth behind So-Mi's disappearance, venturing into the most dangerous, forgotten corners of the city to find her.
Though So-Hi is a warrior, not a netrunner like her sister, she leverages her elite combat training and street smarts to track her sibling. Her search leads her deep into the heart of the city's deadliest districts, including the infamous Dogtown-a lawless zone ruled by mercenaries and gangsters. Along the way, she must navigate the blurred lines of loyalty and deception, all while battling corporate conspiracies, rogue AIs, and ruthless gangsters.
Accompanying So-Hi on this perilous journey is her lifelong friend Harumi Takamine, her younger sister Momiji, and a group of allies who help her survive the harsh realities of Night City. Among them is Jackie Welles, a charismatic mercenary who becomes So-Hi's trusted companion. With each lead, Jackie and So-Hi get closer to unraveling So-Mi's fate, but the deeper they go, the more they discover that So-Mi may be tangled in a web of betrayal and corporate warfare far beyond their expectations.
With dark conspiracies looming and a city that constantly shifts between glittering promise and brutal violence, So-Hi must face not only her enemies but her own limits. Pushing the boundaries of her body with cybernetic upgrades, she is forced to confront how far she's willing to go to save her sister, all while keeping her humanity intact. Along the way, unexpected romance and alliances challenge her beliefs and force her to question the true cost of loyalty.
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"Congratulations, you are one of the few lucky initiates to have been selected for Project Soteria.
What lies ahead will challenge you. It will push you to your limits, teach you about yourself, force you to make tough decisions. But if you make it through, you could play a key role in the survival of our nation. We are on the brink of great disaster. Will you save us?"
Just when Norae Rigby thought her life was over, fate takes a turn she never saw coming.
Waking up on a strange ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with no clue how she got there, Norae is thrown into a world of chaos when she is forced to undergo military training spearheaded by a private army and one billionaire scientist with big plans for the future. Inside this unorthodox military academy, she is joined by hundreds of other abducted teens, and soon she forms relationships that could ensure her survival. Or they could bring certain death.
And then there's The Grounds, a virtual battlefield where the initiates are sent to train in different challenging simulations. Here anything and everything is possible, and no mission is ever the same.
In order to survive not just the training but also what comes next, Norae and the other initiates must stick close and work together. But not everyone is a team player.
And under all that pressure, the initiates still need to ask themselves...
Is it all real?
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Status: Completed
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