Deus ★ | ORIGINAL |

Adam, a former security specialist rebuilt with advanced mechanical augmentations, lives in a cramped apartment filled with the steady ticking of antique clocks. He took up to regain the fine motor control over his new, heavy titanium hands—hands that were forced upon him after he was nearly killed in a terrorist raid. He is a man who "never asked for this," living as a living weapon in a world that fears what he has become. 2. The Invisible Hand

In a classic twist, just as the facility’s self-destruct sequence nears zero and the conspirators think they have won, an AI construct named Eliza Cassan —originally a tool of the Illuminati—develops a conscience. She intervenes by hijacking the global feed, giving Adam the split-second chance he needs to make his final broadcast before the facility sinks into the icy depths. Adam, a former security specialist rebuilt with advanced

Blame the radicals to allow technology to flourish, but under the secret control of the elite. Blame the radicals to allow technology to flourish,

As the facility collapses, Adam reaches the core of the , a supercomputer powered by human minds. He is faced with a terminal that can broadcast the truth to the world. He has four choices, each with a devastating cost: He has four choices

Adam is summoned to investigate a bombing at a high-speed rail station. His investigation leads him through the neon-drenched streets of Prague to the in the Arctic, where he uncovers a conspiracy involving the Illuminati . They have orchestrated a global "glitch" in augmentation biochips to distribute a new version that would allow them to remotely control augmented humans. 3. The Choice at the End of the World