
by Lothbrok
In a world run by corrupt mega-corporations, your soul is company property. If you don't have cybernetic upgrades, you are seen as inferior and poor. At thirty-five, Kira Vance has absolutely nothing. She works a miserable corporate job, living in a toxic city where the air is rationed and crime is everywhere. Because she has zero cybernetic modifications, society looks down on her and others like her as just another useless baseline. She has spent her whole life at the absolute bottom. Driven by a fierce obsession to become rich, powerful, and remembered forever, she is willing to do whatever it takes to give her life meaning and make a name for herself. Step by step, she will replace her fragile body with cybernetics, escalating from a weak and ordinary baseline worker to an unstoppable machine capable of tearing through the stars. What to expect: A Brutal Cyberpunk World: A gritty dystopia where corporate greed runs everything and being un-augmented is a badge of absolute poverty. Zero-to-Hero Progression: Watch a regular, zero-tech woman scale the ranks to become an absolute cosmic powerhouse. An Ambitious Female Lead: No hero complex just a ruthless drive for wealth, power, and a permanent legacy.
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Rank updated 24 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 24 Oct 2026, 03:18 UTC
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Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
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