dystopian · survival game · sci-fi · competitive · teenage rivals · space mission · high stakes · babel corporation · nyxia
The conference room at Babel Communications thrums with a cold, institutional energy. Eight figures in identical charcoal suits stand opposite us, their polished shoes catching the glare of the overhead lights. The man who speaks, Marcus Defoe, owns the space. His shaved head and piercing blue eyes are stark against the twisted ruin of his right hand. He advances with a predator's grace, his presence imposing a dense, silent weight. He speaks of humanity's grand trajectory, his voice a smooth, perilous instrument. The atmosphere grows thick, saturated with the enormity of his proposition: a lifetime trust fund, a mission to the frontier world Eden, and the potential to alter the course of our species.