In the rain-slicked, neon-drenched canyons of Neo-Tokyo, the only way out is to win. For Kira, a down-on-her-luck street racer and brilliant mechanic, that means surviving the God Circuit—a series of illegal, high-stakes races where the cars are as beautiful as they are deadly. Crushed by debt to the Yakuza and haunted by the disappearance of her parents, her only asset is The Oniyuri, a custom car that seems to possess a mind of its own. Desperate for a score, she enters a race that will change her life forever. During the race, she is saved by the enigmatic and infuriatingly skilled Daemon, a rival who races with a chaotic, unpredictable grace. When Kira pushes her car past its limits and snatches victory, she discovers the circuit's impossible secret. The loser's car dissolves into pure energy and is absorbed into her own, and a glowing symbol of a hammer burns itself onto her arm. She is no longer just a racer; she has become a host for the divine power of a thunder god. This newfound power makes her a target. She is immediately hunted by the Hunters of Yamata Corporation, a seemingly legitimate mega-corp that polices the city with an iron fist. Forced into an uneasy alliance with Daemon—who reveals himself to be the host of a trickster god—Kira is dragged into a hidden world where mythological entities are real and their power is the ultimate commodity. As their fiery rivalry deepens into a volatile romance, they uncover Yamata’s horrifying Project Valhalla, a program to capture empowered racers, harvest their divine essence, and allow their CEO to achieve digital immortality. To stop them, Kira must enter the final, deadly championship, a race where she will be betrayed by the one person she trusts and forced to unleash the full, untamed power of a god to survive.

Humans had to leave Earth due to struggle. Most of the ones that were wealthy escaped on ships to colonize the rest of the stars. The poor were left to fend for themselves. A brave team of scientists led an expedition for the poor to colonize the moon, which had been terraformed in the past, but had grown out of control. After life on the Moon was established, they decided to ban technology. Years later, outside influences tried to reintroduce it, which caused a war. The kingdoms had been torn apart, and the heirs to one of the kingdoms, known as Purity, were later taken hostage. Pitted against each other, the younger prince was given the throne of the seven Digital Citadels, which are seven, seven layered cities that tower high above the Wyld. The true king was made a prisoner, banished to the lower levels in one of the citadels known as Lower Zu in Neo-Philadelphia. Thrust from a medieval like upbringing, he is cast into a cyberjunkie dystopia, turning to drugs, sex, and gaming to escape his onus. Tortured by the world around him, and about to face his doom, he awakens.

Imagine all of the forces of the artificial intelligence surveillance system are after you. How would you escape? You would need help. After the technology was reintroduced to the Moon, the remaining army of Purity slowly fought back. By infiltrating the Digital Citadels, they covertly recruit cyberjunkies, who rebel against the system, to their side. When the media found out, they called the rebels the Re-Tek, because they reuse scrapped technology as weapons. Meant to be an insult, they took it as a badge of honor. To the system, they are a joke, to their king, they are his way out.

In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim — no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The Beam: the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos.

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?

In a grim future, choice is all you have In 2097, the world is as perfect as you want it to be. Choose Enterprise and the government stays out of your way, leaving you free to sink or swim -- no help for the drowning. Choose Directorate and all are equal, fed, sheltered and entertained by the government, every need provided for, and every man another cog in society's machine. Every six years during Shift, citizens decide who they are. Enterprise or Directorate, lives are lived inside the North American Union, walled off from the rest of the world and the Wild East beyond the shell, enhanced by incredible A.I., nanobots that monitor and support daily living, and The the network connecting every human in the NAU. New powers are rising as emergent technology blooms from an unknown source, and threatens to shatter peace and throw the nation into chaos. What does the future mean when our present is stretched and reality blurred? This is the first episode in the epic sci-fi saga, The Beam, by breakout indie authors Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant. WHO ARE YOU?