Punishing: The New Ascendant

The future of humanity: The virus known as Punishing began spreading from a space station, turning every machine it came into contact with into an Infected. To fight the Infected and Punishing, humanity uploaded human consciousness into machines, creating a powerful new class of soldiers called Constructs. At the same time, the AscNet selected a group of Constructs capable of wielding Punishing: the Ascendants. The Ascendants seek to remake the world through Punishing, while humanity fights against it. Conflict between the two sides is inevitable… But in the original timeline, an unexpected newcomer joined the Ascendants’ ranks…