Carniki, a distant world, once enjoyed a glorious Golden Age. Its ancestors created the "Omnimachine," the ultimate solution to every problem of the old era. Who could have known it would become the root of every problem in the new age?
In the year 2070, the people of Carniki lived in the dark future brought about by the "Omnimachine." Scarcity was a man-made tragedy, while production had become a luxury. Armed airships carrying away the bodies of diamond VIPs roared overhead, while delivery workers brought pizza through underground conduits left over from the Golden Age. Quasi-state entities calling themselves "corporations" divided up both the real and virtual worlds, while the government had become a second-rate enterprise, ranked alongside the church.
Yet the gods had never looked away. The Wheel of Jackals had been calibrated to the center of the celestial sphere, and a player from beyond fate had joined the battle. For Carniki, sunk in darkness, going back was the true salvation.
