Renegade: Arsenal of War
For thirty years, humanity has fought the Hivebugs — swarming creatures that rise from the ground to devour entire colonies. To most, they are a natural plague. Only the highest levels of the United Earth Military Force (UEMF) know the truth: the Hivebugs are alien, intelligent, and evolving.
Sirius “Renegade” Blake isn’t a frontline hero. He serves in FAWS — Field Armorer & Weapons Specialist, the division that keeps rifles firing, exosuits sealed, and defenses standing. Cheerful and resourceful, Sirius treats weapons like comrades, never letting a soldier face battle with gear that could fail.
But Sirius hides a secret. Inside his mind lives ARI, an advanced AI implanted by his father before the man was arrested for treason. ARI whispers only to Sirius, shielding his thoughts and assigning him missions — blueprints for weapons and armor far beyond current UEMF tech.
As Sirius’s friends scatter into their own roles, whispers spread of an armorer whose creations never fail. Soldiers call him Renegade Blake.
When a mysterious alien tower is discovered, Sirius and his squad uncover a greater threat: the Hivebugs are not a plague to exterminate, but an enemy preparing for humanity’s downfall.