A game of chess, a bank, and a necromancer. Would could go wrong?

Seven years after a fire claimed his wife and left him scarred, a burned-out author with the ability to read minds reluctantly steps out of the shadows. Marked for death by an order of assassins, he joins forces with his hacker bestie and detective sis to become the most unorthodox P.I. firm the city's ever seen.

The Villains Won.

A global government engulfed in war, ruled by a merciless A.I., terrifying mechs, and advanced cybernetics. The majority of the population, under constant surveillance, is content dwelling in compliance. Intelligence battles are waged, but the enemy is always a step ahead.

Derrick Johnson, a teen who awakes from a coma only to find himself infused with an alien bio-weapon. Now empowered to manipulate any matter he comes into contact with, he has become the government's most wanted. In a world long eclipsed by shadow and void of hope, Derrick is the X-factor. And if he can live long enough, he may be able to save humanity from extinction.