The year is 2245. Humanity thrives amidst explosive industrial growth, long having embraced Virtual Reality. VR reshaped society, offering new careers and even allowing some to transcend their physical bodies, living as digital beings within vast internet communities. Yet, a collective yearning persisted for the ultimate adventure, the next evolution of simulated experience.
After a century, that dream has become reality. The first "Seeds," revolutionary consoles, are mass-distributed, promising an unprecedented level of immersion. This isn't mere Virtual Reality; it's Artificial Reality, indistinguishable from the real world. But as the lines between the digital and physical blur, a chilling question arises: what happens when artificial realities become indistinguishably, terrifyingly real?