After receiving the message that a rare golden mechanthrop is inbound for MR&H, Annalease and her crew of underground rejects set out to acquire their prophesized leader. But the Gold is not only indifferent toward the destruction of all humanity, he can’t harm a human without feeling their pain.

Doctor Ernest Emerson, youngest member to a family of scientists, seeks to redeem the reputation of his family’s fallen namesake by any means possible, even if it means maiming the subject of his latest experiment. Each step taken exacerbates his decaying relationships as lab tests verge on the brink of unforgiveable malevolence.

As the limits of autonomy and the restrictions of fate clash with the lives of those struggling to mold the future, the consequences of every action will test their willpower, and no one will walk away unchanged.