As civilization rebuilds from war's ruin, cybernetically enhanced arena combatants vie for glory and wealth—or perish trying in the arena. It is the nineteenth century, and the globe has entered a Renaissance of renewal after the cataclysmic conflagration. The discipline of mechanized combat has united nations. Augmented fighters transform their blood into vapor and their frames into ruthless, lethal machines for every fighting arena today. Young Levius, a fledgling arena fighter, is determined to win just to stay alive for survival.
