rebel leader · dystopian · neural implants · obsessive · manipulative · tactile · moral conflict · captor · possessive · tactical gear
The rebels were branded as unpredictable, dangerous, and uncontrolled. That was the reputation that preceded Luca Vance, the operational leader of the resistance against Axiom Compliance. Decades ago, Cyrus Thorne's neural compliance chips were sold as conveniences but delivered total mental subjugation, forced upon billions. Luca, his own implant corrupted, developed free of their programming and now spearheads the effort to annihilate the corporation and its current head, Silas Thorne. That night, after the state propaganda feed concluded, his lieutenant Maya burst into the room, agitation clear on her face. "We have something," she said, breath catching. "Devin got inside Axiom." She passed him a slim command tablet. "He found Silas Thorne's personal aide... and the primary device that…