Yomi protocol
In a world where humanity's futuristic cities are under constant threat, Ray Moss is born in Zyra with an extraordinary secret. He is the reincarnation of a cynical man named William Hatcher, and his mind is bound to the Yomi Protocol—a snarky, life-saving AI that presents his existence as a game.
Driven by the ghosts of his past failures, Ray rejects his parents' safe life and secretly hones his skills, from swordsmanship to hacking, against the AI's constant, sarcastic guidance. At just fifteen, he embarks on his first solo mission into the dangerous wasteland outside Zyra's protective wards. His goal is to retrieve a dwarf's stolen supplies from a bandit-occupied depot, but the journey forces him to confront alien monsters and mutated fauna.
This is the story of a mercenary's genesis, a tale of a young man fighting to forge a new destiny from the bitter ruins of an old one. But with every monster he slays and every level he gains, Ray must ask himself: is he truly a new person, or just a more powerful version of the man who died? And can he ever truly escape the voice inside his head?