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 boy who has undergone extensive biological modification in the Decriminalized Zone, gains popularity by selling videos of himself fighting other fighters for the entertainment of the wealthy. When Moses Moses emerges from a seven-century-long slumber and Arti discovers a shocking secret about his past, they must flee to avoid the Cabal's hidden power that controls Reverie.