In the gritty underbelly of 1996 Chicago, loyalty is a fleeting commodity and survival is a daily battle. When a high-stakes robbery goes sideways, alliances shatter and the line between predator and prey blurs. Can you navigate the treacherous streets, outwit ruthless gangsters, and protect those you care about, or will you become another casualty in a city that never sleeps?

A music festival wraps up, leaving behind cash... and a crime scene. When Detective Inspector Stone and his partner are called in, they find themselves chasing ghosts. A hit-and-run, a cryptic tattoo, and two brothers with a history of trouble – are they connected? Dive into a gritty tale of crime, secrets, and the relentless pursuit of justice in the aftermath of the Rock Radio Music Festival.

In a world where 3D printers churn out everything from breakfast to toys, Ty Benning navigates a mundane life as a party store manager. But beneath the surface of composite food and automated interfaces, a darker reality simmers—a society grappling with violence, addiction, and the creeping obsolescence of human interaction. When a bizarre incident at work and a disturbing bank robbery shake Ty's carefully constructed world, he begins to question everything he thought he knew.

In a future dominated by the powerful social network 'Crowd', where your social rank dictates your life's opportunities, Rain, a diligent college student, navigates this new world. Driven by the promise of a scholarship and a better life, she diligently adheres to Crowd's rules, including recruiting new members. But a seemingly simple recruitment task leads her to a convenience store outside the network's reach, where a masked robbery forces her to confront the hidden complexities and potential dangers lurking beneath Crowd's polished surface.

Tragedy strikes when Ashura, a young man, is fatally wounded saving his sister from a robbery. Instead of fading to black, he finds himself offered a second chance... in a fantasy world called Gaia. Reborn as Kaida Mytheria, a girl with golden eyes and white hair, he discovers he's not only a Beast Tamer but potentially a prophesied hero. With a loyal phantom dragon and a tamed alpha wolf at his side, Ashura-turned-Kaida must navigate a dangerous new world, uncover the truth about her dual existence, and confront the dark forces that are already hunting her.