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Chapter 79

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Chapter 79: The Neon Graveyard

Tokyo had always been a city of light, a frantic pulse of electricity that never slept. Now, it was a tomb of glass and silicon.

As Jade’s stealth-shuttle glided over the Shinjuku district, she saw the skeletal remains of the digital age. The massive 3D billboards that once featured jumping cats and pop stars were now black, empty frames. The streets were choked with abandoned electric vehicles that had died where they stood during the Great Reset.

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