Marry to Survive, Rule to Live

The Story

A dying cyborg mechanic faces a grim deadline in the gritty underbelly of the United City-States. Jax Relic, forty-nine years old, holds only twelve months before his body fails. The arrival of the dormant military intelligence named the Adam Protocol changes everything. Jax learns that legally binding unions allow him to absorb his partners’ physical power and unique abilities. This sudden boost transforms his fragile existence. He climbs out of Scrap Town and steps onto the front lines. Along the way, he allies with the hidden Grand Duchess Riven. Together, they unmask a treacherous warlord leading the city-state astray. The conflict escalates into a battle for survival. Jax fights to protect his new family and the entire urban center from collapse.