In a not-so-distant future, humanity is divided.

The wealthy elite live in luxury inside Avalon Protectorate, a fortified megacity ruled by a network of the most powerful corporations in the world. Outside Avalon, the majority of the population struggles to survive in massive, polluted slums, where resistance against the Protectorate means sacrificing their very humanity.

Mal was once an insurgent, now ostracized from the movement and scraping by as a battle-worn mercenary. When he is hired by a militant faction to transport a mysterious young boy across the war-torn outer districts, Mal finds himself caught up in a deadly plot that will turn allies into enemies and shake the very foundation of the resistance.