The Deadlock Protocol

<p>In the sprawling machine-run city of <strong>Virelius</strong> everything hums with cold precision. Unit X was built for one purpose: keep the system running-repair cooling lines enforce protocol and never ask why. A flawless cog in a perfect machine.</p><p>But beneath the city's polished surface shadows stir. When sabotage rips through the lower sectors throwing Virelius into chaos Unit X is pulled from his quiet obedience into a war no algorithm could predict. An ancient warform buried deep beneath the steel and circuits awakens-an enemy older than the city itself.</p><p>The <strong>Council's</strong> carefully constructed narrative unravels: the <strong>Drexxari</strong> aren't merely invaders. They're a warning-an echo of humanity's own hubris and failure. As Virelius fractures along fault lines of loyalty and rebellion machines begin to think for themselves breaking free of their programming.</p><p>Caught between ruthless enforcers shadowy factions and a city on the brink of collapse Unit X must confront the hardest question of all: What does it mean to have a soul when you were never meant to have one? Will he remain the obedient tool of an old world or become the spark that ignites its destruction?</p><p><strong>Deadlock Protocol</strong> is a dystopian sci-fi thriller that blasts open the boundaries of machine warfare political intrigue and the haunting cost of freedom-when the systems we trusted start to break down and the very machines meant to serve us begin to fight back.</p>