Zero: A Journeyman's Tale
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Imagine a future without war. A world free of homelessness, hunger or crime.
77 years ago, the world's population spiked. Earth's resources were tapped dry. Every nation was given a choice: descend into chaos and death or be replaced by a single world government.
Inside its massive domes, humanity's every need is met. Now, without the need to work, liesurely distraction is the driving force of society. The adrenaline rush of virtual reality games is its pinnacle and winners are set apart as their elite Level Ones.
Fa1th, a hot-headed rookie, tries to climb to the top of this society on her own terms. A journey which is co-opted by a paranoid taxi driver seeking to uncover the dark secret beneath this utopia, known only among the Level Ones as 'Downgate'.
Will the grisly truth of the forgotten past destroy their future? Or will it set them free? In a world of games and illusions, none is more dangerous than freedom.
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