CyberGene [Volume 1 Complete! 500k+ Words] [LitRPG w/ cybernetics + mutations]

Chapters M-W-F 9AM.Volume 1 Blood and Steel: All Three Acts Complete!Volume 2 Thunder and Webs: Act Two Ongoing! Discord-Patreon-Spotify Playlist Upgrade. Consume. Evolve. Whether it’s cybernetics or mutations, this world demands you be more than human. Every century, the MALswarm invades — adaptive aliens of blood and steel led by Titans that decimate billions and leave behind raw Warp Energy. Humanity seizes this power, transforming into beings of mutated flesh and cybernetic might. Yet the promised utopia remains a lie, and New California’s underworld schemes to profit from the impending Fifth Swarm. Amidst the chaos, two destinies collide. Ripley — a cybernetics savant battling to save his dying mother — operates in the shadows of a gang-owned nightclub. Diana, engineered for perfection, fights as an officer of the law to forget her past. When a monster is unleashed, they steal its infinite potential towarptheir futures with their newfound powers. In a city where salvation and damnation are inseparable, Ripley reinvents himself from the wreckage of his enemies' cybernetics as a mercenary who will one day become an architect of ruin. Diana's mutated blood crackles with lightning as she purges corruption, igniting into a storm of change. Against a grand conspiracy of aliens, rogue AIs, shady corporations, organized crime and centuries of forgotten history, their alliance — and conflict — determines if the world will plunge into darkness or embrace the light. Wrong City? Wrong People? No. This is the right city, and they're the only ones who can save this dystopian future. In the Clash of Blood and Steel, The Eclipse rises — echoing in Thunderous Omens and Webs of Lies. What happens when you mix GodClads, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Akira and a dash of Blade Runner into the mix? This novel. What to expect? -Two MCs on opposite sides of the law. Crime vs Police. Mercenary vs Investigator. -Superhero/Supervillain Themes. How far will they go to achieve their goals? -Two distinct Power Systems.Cybernetics vs Mutations. -Adaptation-based Progression. Every Powerset is a story of survival. -A medium-burn story. Fast-action; slow-burn drama. -Slice-of-crime. Criminal hijinx, cybernetic crafting, conspiracy investigations, and asskicking. -Both MCs have separate romantic lives... for now. -Weakto strong tolegendary.Power. Fame. Money - they'll get it all. -A long Sci-Fi Epic. Three Acts Per Volume. Ten Volumes. -Eventual alien invasion and Kaiju fights. Author's Note:This story can be pretty heavy at times. T/W's include: Gore, death, profanity, sexual themes (no descriptions), drugs. Honestly, my novel might be a list of war crimes one day. This story was highly influenced by some downer moments in my life as the characters learn that they can accept the darkness in themandembrace the light.As tragic as elements of this story might be, it is about overcoming tragedy.I hope you'll enjoy it.