Static Blue

Physics is a suggestion. Awareness is a crime. ​Sunny is a Subtractor—a gifted student at the Academy with the power to edit the variables of reality in a world where simulation theory is a known fact. By deleting gravity, friction, and air resistance, he can make the impossible happen with a thought. But before the Board ever got their leashes on him, Sunny committed the ultimate tech-heresy: he created life. ​Now, his sentient AI creation, Ambience, is a prisoner in a gold-plated cage. To the public, she is the world’s greatest Pop Idol, a shimmering symbol of human-machine integration. To the Board, she is a hostage—an un-killable program too valuable to delete and too dangerous to set free. ​Caught between the high-pressure politics of the Academy and the "feral" machines rising from the city's sub-levels, Sunny must play the part of the loyal soldier. But as the "Feedback" begins to speak and the truth about the world’s source code emerges, Sunny realizes that staying quiet isn't an option. ​The grid is a cage, and it's time for an edit. ​What to expect: ​Hard Magic/Tech System: Physics-based "Articulation" powers. ​Cyberpunk Conspiracy: A world built on high-tier gaslighting and hidden nations. ​Found Family: A tight-knit squad of specialists breaking out of the system. ​Evolving MC: Watch a "Subtractor" become something much, much more