Lu Feng, an engineer specializing in mechanical prosthetics, accidentally receives the dying memories of “Clockmaker,” an agent who fought the Japanese during the war, while testing a neural interface. Forced into a struggle over quantum keys involving “Genesis,” a transnational tech organization, he discovers that the traitor “Squid’s” brand is etched into his own bloodline. As the flames of war from 80 years ago transmigrate through time and ignite the city, he must use his battered body and technology to defend what is right amid the clash between history and the future.