The Deadlock Protocol

<p>In the sprawling machine-run city of Virelius Unit X was designed for one purpose: keep the system running. Fix cooling lines. Obey protocol. Don't ask questions.</p><p>But when sabotage shreds the silence of the lower sectors and an ancient warform stirs beneath the city's surface Unit X finds himself facing a truth buried beneath layers of control. The Council lied. The Drexxari aren't just a threat - they were a warning. And the only way forward is through rebellion.</p><p>As alliances fracture and machines begin to choose sides Unit X must decide what he's willing to become: a tool of the old world or the spark that destroys it.</p><p><strong>Deadlock Protocol</strong> is a dystopian sci-fi thriller packed with machine-on-machine warfare political subterfuge and the haunting question: <em>What happens when the systems we built stop working... and the ones we trusted start to think for themselves?</em></p>