Ludwig, the valiant hero who had been safeguarding his land, awoke one day to a shocking revelation: his entire life had been a fabrication. He found himself in a hopeless world where the vast majority of people had been assimilated by a self-expanding AI, feeding on their life force. Creatures called viscarates roam around freely within the ruins of humanity. Our hero’s sole companion is the scientist who saved his life – a bizarre woman known as the mechanic. Will he fulfil his destiny of becoming the protector he once believed to be or sink further into the madness of a decaying world?