Prologue

A struggling teenage dropout, barely scraping by in the shadows of New Jersey, stumbles upon a hidden secret that will change his life forever: an abandoned lab, concealed in the middle of nowhere, where cutting-edge technology designed to enhance human abilities was secretly developed-and then buried. But when he accidentally crosses paths with a group of ruthless thieves, he's thrust into a high-stakes heist that goes catastrophically wrong.

In the aftermath, he's left with more than just scars. The experimental tech has transformed him, granting him extraordinary abilities he never asked for. Now, he must navigate a dangerous new world where power comes at a price, and the line between hero and villain is razor-thin.