Kael sat on the edge of a rain-slicked rooftop, the neon glow of a "VIRTUA" billboard bathing his chrome-plated jacket in flickering violet. Below him, the megacity was a river of light—thousands of automated cars gliding like silent sharks through the smog.
He stood up, balancing on the ledge. For the length of the track, the connectivity to the hive-mind was severed. No notifications, no data streams, no ghosts of other people's memories. Just the cold wind, the smell of ozone, and the driving, hypnotic loop of the track. Mzade - Only Im Alone (Original Mix)
As the final notes faded into a haunting echo, Kael looked out at the horizon where the sun was beginning to bleed through the pollution. He wasn't waiting for anyone. He was just existing in the gap between the beats. Kael sat on the edge of a rain-slicked