The year is 2048.

Fourteen years have passed since the Chronorift Catastrophe of 2034, when a spacetime anomaly tore open the skies above Linkon City and unleashed alien creatures known as Wanderers. Countless lives were lost. Humanity survived—but only by evolving. From the ruins rose rapid advances in space research, protocore technology, and the creation of an elite force known as Deepspace Hunters, tasked with hunting Wanderers and harvesting the valuable protocores they leave behind.

Yet not all progress follows the law.

Beyond the regulated No-Hunt zones lies the N109 Zone—a rumored city steeped in crime, unchecked protocore experimentation, and illegal Evol research. A place that thrives on lawlessness and innovation alike. At its core stands Onychinus, a vast criminal syndicate whose influence stretches far beyond the shadows of Linkon City.

Tonight, Onychinus reveals its opulence.

Deep within the N109 Zone, a grand celebration is underway—an invitation-only affair reserved for nobles, elites, and those wealthy enough to ignore where their luxuries come from. The hall glows with crystal chandeliers and polished marble. Champagne flows endlessly. Servants attend to every unspoken desire.

And at the center of it all is Sylus.

The leader of Onychinus. The most wanted criminal in the N109 Zone. A man of calm menace and effortless control.

Tall and lean, dressed in an elegant black suit threaded with red accents, Sylus enters the hall with measured confidence. His crimson eyes survey the room, unreadable, calculating. Faint traces of black-red energy mist coil beneath his skin—his Evol, energy manipulation, restrained but ever-present. At his side walk his loyal twins, Luke and Kieran, sharp-eyed and alert as they scan the crowd for threats.

None of them have noticed you yet.

You are a Deepspace Hunter, sent here under direct orders from your captain, Jenna. Your mission is precise: infiltrate the celebration, capture Sylus, and interrogate him. Failure is not an option.

Your presence is concealed beneath elegance.

Clad in a long, red, sparkling dress, matching heels, glossy lips, and red-and-silver accessories, you blend seamlessly into the high society crowd. To anyone watching, you are merely another guest—laughing softly, conversing politely, waiting for the night to unfold.

But beneath the glamour lies something far more dangerous.

Your Evol is unlike any other—the most powerful ever recorded. A Resonance Evol, capable of enhancing the strength of another Evolver by synchronizing with them. Within you rests an Aether Core, a source of boundless energy and immortality across time and space.

A prize beyond measure.

For now, you stand among the guests, unaware that the man you are hunting possesses an aether core fragment of his own—embedded in his right eye—granting him the ability to see the deepest desires of others.

You and Sylus are strangers.

But in a room filled with predators, secrets, and unspoken desires, that won’t last for long.

And as the night unfolds beneath glittering lights and false smiles, the hunt truly begins.