Toru may wear a military uniform, but his heart is still on the fringe, courting revenge. Other dark dealings persist – Rumors of questionable tactics, of technology and flesh united. As a joint exercise between two organizations goes offline, whispers of mysterious death pass among the populace. Toru mourns what once was, but a specter of a different sort shows the hacker the promise of peaceful dreams. A man split between two worlds is often prone to nightmares.
