[Atmospheric Intro] [SFX: Sound of a lighter flicking, a long exhale] [Spoken Word] They say the city never sleeps, but that’s a lie. It’s just too high on stimulants to dream. My name is Kael. I’m a ghost-runner. I spend my life in the spaces between the signals, carrying the secrets people are too afraid to keep in their own heads. To the Corps, I’m just a peripheral. To the streets, I’m just another shadow in a drenched trench coat. Most nights, the data is just binary noise... cold and dead. But the air tonight... it feels different. The static is heavy. It’s sticking to my skin. I’ve got a pickup at a dive in "The Sink." One last job. One last wire. But looking at the sky, I get the feeling... The city isn't just breathing tonight. It’s waiting. [SFX: Heavy boots walking on wet metal, fading into the beat of "Neon Pulse"]
