Hero Be Gone

Jonathan survives the grimy underworld of the city as a low-level gang enforcer, putting every credit he earns toward keeping his mother alive. Her fragile existence depends entirely on a high-tech pacemaker, but their quiet peace is shattered when the ruthless corporate conglomerate Life a la vie decides her debt has expired. Corporate agents forcibly remove the device, mercilessly killing her in the process and leaving Jonathan with nothing but his grief. The sheer magnitude of the trauma shatters the locks on his heart, unleashing latent supernatural abilities that had been lying dormant within his mind. Armed with powers he barely understands and a burning hatred, he turns his eyes toward the sky. He plans to ascend the towering corporate spire and slaughter every executive at Life a la vie who signed his mother's death warrant. The path to the top of the spire is drenched in blood and neon shadows. Jonathan finds himself tearing through a treacherous society strictly divided between people who know too much, and people who say too much. He must navigate layers of corporate security, rival syndicates, and the terrifying depths of his own newly awakened powers. As he leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, the lines between justice and pure slaughter begin to blur. He stands at a precipice overlooking a broken world. Can he be the hero this city needs, or will vengeance consume him?