Michael and Forest declare a fight to the death and give each other one year to plan, and to build armies. Alonso breaks his back. He invents cyborg bodies to share with disabled people. But his machines fuel a global arms race between Michael and Forest, transforming the human species. A rogue AI declares war on itself and wages its battle on a cosmic scale. Armed with cyborg technology, this software seeks to become god by destroying reality. A research team develops encyclopedic knowledge to transform planets and species. Their work is torn apart by love and betrayal, fused together by war. Massive cyborg battles decide the fate of humanity, and possibly the nature of reality.