Vithii military cyborgs never go rogue. At least, thatâs the official line.
How could they, when their emotion centers have been ripped out and replaced with tech?
No, cyborgs are only good at three thingsâfollowing orders, destroying whatever target you point them at, and walking calmly into the vaporization chamber when itâs time for them to be decommissioned.
PX-12âbetter known to his friends as Paxâadequately performed two of those functions during his stint in the Ilarian military. D-8, his unit-sibling, performed all three exceptionally well. For that reason, when D-8âs unique distress beacon activates some seven years after Pax saw him destroyed, it would doubtless be quite surprising if Pax were still capable of being surprised.
Someone in the Regime is recycling the minds of decommissioned cyborgs, turning them into weapons even more horrific than they were before. To stop it, Pax will need the help of telepathic Vitharan ambassadorâand part time spyâNahleene Veilaâana, a woman whose motivations are as opaque as her past.
Since his escape from his military masters, Pax has operated using a strict self-imposed code based on logic. He never expected to experience emotion againânot even somebody elseâs emotions.
Can a fragile mental connection forged in crisis overcome the damage done by a ruthless military research team? To find out, Pax and Veilaâana will first have to prevent an atrocity born from the sins of the past.
Preferably, before it destroys the future.
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