Description

In a dystopian future where the city of Etelburg towers skyward as a gleaming techno-authoritarian monolith, eight individuals-The Eight-are unveiled as the crowning achievement of Project Chimera: genetically engineered post-humans, each embodying a unique domain of dominance-control, foresight, disruption, analysis, or empathy.

Beneath the polished spectacle of order, their first public demonstration already reveals subtle fractures: instability, internal tensions, and growing uncertainty about their true role in the system.

At the center is Noah, Designation Six-a quiet, haunted boy cursed with the ability to perceive all the branching futures stemming from every decision. His power, known as trajectory cognition, is as much a burden as a gift: an endless cascade of potential outcomes overwhelms his judgment, paralyzing him under the weight of infinite possibilities. But when he is deployed in the field for the first time, in the shadow of chaos, he's forced to act-or be consumed.

When a mysterious breach exposes classified data, the illusion begins to collapse. One of the Eight, disappears-only to reemerge at the heart of a rising ideological insurgency.

Rise Among Shadows is a story of power, illusion, and the cost of clarity in an age built on curated lies. It marks the beginning of collapse-and the quiet spark of something that might rise from the ashes.