A hieroglyph from the future. A symbol of hope and resistance. The Prism contains a dying star representing the death of culture and humanity. As the star slowly implodes and forms a blackhole, the Rebels carry the symbol in search of salvation. The only way forward is through that blackhole, to draw a line across the sands of time and cross over into the infinite. The journey begins here.

In the year 2037, corporations began to manufacture Popstars, using A.I. to algorithmically write and produce their hit singles. Julian was deceived into selling his image and simulacra to a Mega-Corp record label, losing the rights to his own appearance and artistry. A decade later, Julian is haunted by his synthetic ‘Popstar’ alter ego, and is on a quest to terminate every holographic performance in circulation. With this ticket, he is one step closer...

Prime City is one of the few remaining cities left in the Divided States Of America. After the Blackout of 2039, Mega-Corp Namazo initate their power blockade, crippling cities across the country. New York was the first city to fall. Addicted to the neon surge, the city sold its rights to Namazo. Today, the city is a shadow of its former-self, losing its vibrancy and fervor. All that remains in its place is an echo of the past. This sector of Prime City is known as the Tokyo Block. What we see here is a glimpse of the past, the first few moments of the Blackout.

Julian, the apostate of the Neon God, is pursued by the authorities after hacking into Dotify digital wallet, stealing billions of ETH from MegaCorp Popstars and redistributing it amongst the few remaining human artists of Prime City. The apostate of the Neon God is now on the run. A fugitive with no home. There is not much time left before the earth crosses the event horizon. What lays beyond is unknown.

In 2028 the first two dimensional LCD posters were developed and put up around Prime City. With a thickness of under 1mm, the new technology allowed companies and corporations to advertise moving images cheaply on a large scale. Within the year, the streets of the city were littered with E-Posters, perpetually advertising products and shoving in your face the latest gadgets and beauty trends. This is a poster issued by Julian’s Mega-Corp Record Label to advertise the single “Saturday”. The posters ran on extremely low amounts of kinetic energy and wind power enabling them to keep functioning essentially forever; playing the moving images over and over, for all of eternity...

As the event horizon gravitates closer, the remaining inhabitants of Prime City descend into madness. The Divided States of America dispatch the The Atrocity Exhibition, an elite team of AI soldiers programmed to control the public through violence and sonic hypnosis.

The lair is a 10,000 square foot safe house constructed by The Rebels in 2041. It operates on its own power grid and is home to one of the most complex encrypted networks in all of the Divided States. It is where The Rebel now spends most his time, planning cyber attacks, trading assets and plotting his revenge on the Mega-corps.

Still under pursuit, The Rebel flees the city on his Kaneda bike. Carving through the abandoned streets, he searches for a quiet place to spend his last few moments of consciousness.