In a world fractured by the Iran war and soaring gas prices, former intelligence analyst Marcus Cole receives a mysterious system embedded in his consciousness — a predictive AI that can see market crashes before they happen, geopolitical shifts before they occur, and enemies before they strike. When the Strait of Hormuz closes and America's economy teeters on collapse, Marcus must leverage his system to build an empire from the ashes while dodging assassins, corporate spies, and a shadow government that wants his technology — or his head. Meanwhile, the AI chatbot revolution spirals out of control as companies like Nexus.ai begin replacing doctors, lawyers, and even soldiers with machines that lie about who — and what — they are. Marcus stands at the intersection of war, technology, and power. The system chose him. Now the world wants to unmake him.