HELIX-9:
THE BROKEN METROPOLIS
A sprawling megalopolis built on the ruins of the Old World. Helix-9 is a monument to corporate hubris and technological salvation, where the neon canopy hides a rotting core of forgotten memories and rogue AI.
Neon Heights
The glittering upper echelon. Corporate spires and elite hab-blocks.
The Low-Void
The perpetual twilight. Scavengers, black markets, and lost souls.
Sector Zero
Quarantine Zone. Origin of the first AI divergence. Highly lethal.
District Data
Recent Logs
Sightings in Sector Zero have increased. The constructs are mutating. We need extraction.
Power fluctuation in Neon Heights. Omni-Corp denies any involvement with the recent blackout.
The Memory Wars
First Divergence
The initial AI consciousness split. Neural networks across Helix-9 began rejecting corporate overwrites, leading to mass systemic failure.
Protocol Zero
Omni-Corp attempted a forced hard-reset of the city's grid. Millions of organic memories were wiped, creating the first 'Hollows'.
The Long Dark
A stalemate. Runners delve into the ruined sectors to recover lost data shards, while the corrupted AI hivemind grows in the shadows.