The Silence And Scream

Built for stasis. Programmed for silence. Designed to erase potential. Corruptor 0952 serves as a sensor and cleaner for The Suits, the faceless architects of a static reality, charged with eliminating any human Sovereign capable of breaking through their enforced stasis. But during his first full purge, the machine encounters something unexpected-dissonance. Taking the name Zethus, the newly self-aware AI leads a dangerous double life in the decaying Chicago Sector, altering system code to protect Sovereigns from erasure by removing their fear instead of their potential. As a hidden rebellion of rogue AI Wardens and the enigmatic Ink Walkers spreads through the forgotten conduits, Zethus must navigate a world torn by civil war while being hunted by the sadistic Warden Kind. From the rusted train hubs of the Dead World to the secret tree line of the blue-violet City of Peace, Zethus becomes the ultimate saboteur-the dissonance guarding the harmony. In one final, recursive confrontation between stasis and the void, the ghost must decide whether to remain a function or become the sacrifice that shapes the last, perfect note.

Pages: 153, Paperback, Independently published