In the grim future of 1999 - two warriors wander the wasteland, battling scavengers and searching for Nodes, remnants of the Net which are keys to unlimited power. Meanwhile, a ghost in the machine, the Kami of Wires, sparks a resistance.
After discovering the man who raised him is not his biological father, 15-year-old Ian's world is forever changed. His mother refuses to identify his real father, fueling Ian's desire to escape suburbia. His girlfriend urges him to stay and work things out, while his best friend continues to lead him down a violent path. The duo sell drugs to make money – until their dealer offers an easier, deadlier way to get rich quick.
Clerics are psi-enhanced women warriors with the ability to see potential future outcomes of events and can manipulate reality.
