The Silicon Wastes

THE SILICON WASTES
The world didn't just end. It remembered.

In the Frontier, the ruins of the Old Ones are more than just scrap-they are a death sentence. The Preacher, a silver-eyed mountain lion with a thirst for "purification," hunts anything that clings to the technology of the past. To him, the land is a god, and it wants its metal back.

Dorn is a wildcat who knows better. He survives the salt flats by following three rules:

Trust the stone.

Trust the snare.

Never ask questions.

But when a pair of desperate badgers hire him to guide a lead-lined box through the canyons, Dorn breaks his own rules. Now, with his water gone, his home burned, and the Preacher's scouts closing in, Dorn is no longer just a guide. He's a target.

What is inside the Seed Box? And why is the Preacher willing to burn the entire Frontier to find it?

WHY READ THIS?
Aesthetic: Gritty 3D Seinen Manga style.

Vibe: Post-apocalyptic survival, high-tech relics, and animal-humanoid warriors.

For Fans of: Mad Max, Beastars, and high-stakes Westerns.

This story is being cross-posted to Royal Road under the username MICHAELANTONIOINVICTUS