When Detective Amelia Carter is called to investigate the mysterious death of geneticist Dr. Ben Vincent, she uncovers a chilling secret buried in the heart of biotech giant GeneCore. At the center of the case lies CRISPR-β, a revolutionary gene-editing technology with the power to rewrite DNA and reshape humanity. But the technology is flawed, creating dangerous mutations and turning its first human test subject, Lucas Vance, into Patient Zero.
Detective Carter, digs deeper, she discovers a web of corporate cover-ups, human experimentation, and a sinister plan to weaponize CRISPR for global control. With the world on the brink of genetic chaos, Carter races to expose the truth, only to find herself caught in the crossfire.
In the future city of Iron City, a metropolis encased in steel and neon, technology advances at breakneck speed, and the line between human and machine becomes increasingly blurred. In the slums, a young man named Ethan struggles to survive in this cold, unfeeling world. Without the funds to install enhancement chips, he is left behind by a society that's moving faster than ever, facing exclusion at every turn. As body modifications and brain implants become the norm, ordinary people like him can only look up at the city's elites with resignation.