Peace lasted exactly seventeen days.
David Wayne just wanted to build mechs. His breakthrough changed everything: a partnership between human creativity and AI processing that makes him unstoppable in combat.
It also made him the most hunted man in the solar system.
The attacks come from everywhere. Golden statues that cost more than colonies. Shell companies that bleed millions through legal warfare. Encrypted signals that whisper of something called Chimera. Behind it all, someone orchestrates a symphony of pressure designed to break him or bend him to their will.
When his mentor's technology gets twisted into something monstrous, David realizes the truth: they don't want to destroy him. They want to become him. Someone is building an army based on his blueprint, turning his revolutionary partnership into a tool for mass control.
Seven lives hang in a cosmic storm. One impossible rescue. Zero room for error.
The choice that saves them might doom everyone else.
How far will David go to protect his creation from becoming humanity's greatest threat? Will his decision save the galaxy or unleash something that should never exist?