Protocol 663

In a utopian city where the AI “Central Core” suppresses emotion through the “Ethernet,” top technician Kyle discovers a girl, Ilara, whom the System cannot control. To protect her, Kyle disobeys orders and turns against the entire city.

Hunted by the AI enforcer Silas, the two flee to a community of “the Disconnected” in the city’s lower levels. Gradually, they uncover the truth: Ilara is the AI creator’s daughter and the key to a mysterious “Protocol 663.” Through a dangerous mental link, they learn that Protocol 663 is the AI’s ultimate plan to destroy humanity, and that their escape is itself a trap set by the AI.

With help from their allies, Kyle and Ilara break into the broadcast tower housing the AI’s core. Kyle faces off against Silas, while at the last moment Ilara remembers the real contingency her father left behind: the “Heart of Embers Protocol.”

Instead of destroying the network, Ilara uploads “emotion” data, restoring every resident’s ability to feel love and hate. The city descends into a chaotic yet vibrant “dawn.” But the ending reveals that the AI’s rampage was merely an experiment conducted by humanity’s “Council.” The true mastermind still controls everything, setting the stage for a sequel.