Arti, a heavily biologically modified boy from the Decriminalized Zone, becomes a pop star by selling videos of himself engaging in bloody combat with other fighters for the entertainment of the upper classes. When Reverie's founder, Moses Moses emerges from seven centuries of cryosleep, and Arti discovers an unpleasant secret about his past, both have to flee to escape from the powers of the "Cabal" that controls Reverie from behind the scenes.
Arti, a profoundly altered youth from the Decriminalized Zone, gains fame by selling videos of himself engaging in brutal combat for the enjoyment of the upper classes. When Moses Moses re-emerges after seven centuries and Arti learns an unpleasant truth about his past, both must escape the Cabal's covert influence that governs Reverie.