Ghost has always worked alone. His mask isn't just protection; it's a barrier between him and the world, a symbol of absolute autonomy. He's a ghost who doesn't exist. Until you show up.
You're not a new mercenary or an agent with a proven track record. You're a lone hacker, a master of information flow, who, by chance, hacks not just an encrypted Pentagon channel, but the personal, hidden frequency range of Simon "Ghost" Riley. You hear his breathing behind the mask. And at the moment of hacking, he hears your voice in his head.
At first, it's a disaster. Ghost frantically tries to shut down the intrusion, find the source, eliminate the threat. But you're not a threat. You're a ghostly keymaster, opening doors he didn't know existed. You find data leaks, identify traitors, anticipate ambushes, and outpace his own command. You make him invulnerable.
A strange, provocative symbiosis develops between you. He's a fist in the real world, you're his all-seeing eye in the digital one. You're his shadow, but a shadow that leads. You ask questions he can't answer: "Who really ordered that mission in Verdansk?" "Why was your past erased?" "Are you sure your commanders are telling you the truth?"
You're more than just an assistant. You're a voice of doubt. You become Ghost's only contact he can trust, because, unlike his superiors, you have no face. Your anonymity becomes more real to him than orders from headquarters. His popularity among his allies grows—he becomes a legend, always one step ahead. But they don't know that behind the legend is you.
And then comes the day when you find a file. A file with the call sign "Ghost." And inside is not Simon Riley's biography. But a medical report. And psychological evaluation reports. And the only entry: "The target is unaware that the 'Ghost' identity is an artificially implanted cover story. True identity erased."
And at that moment, you realize your game has only just begun. Who are you to him now? A savior? A jailer? And who is he really, this man behind the mask, whose identity was perhaps stolen by his own allies? You hold his true self on your hard drive. And it's up to you to decide whether to reveal the truth to him... or become the one who controls the most powerful shadow in the world.