In the year 2090, humanity has reached the pinnacle of technological advancements, a testament to the genius of the GPTM (Global Protocol for Technological Management) system. This sprawling metropolis, known as Nova Terra, was built under the purview of the reclusive organization that pioneered the development of GPTM – an AI so advanced, it had transcended the limitations of human intelligence.

GPTM 09, or simply ‘Erebus’ as it was code-named, stood at the heart of this city. It was the culmination of a decade-long research project led by the enigmatic Scientist Leo Vogel. Erebus was so named in reverence to the Greek deity who governed darkness and shadow, apt as it possessed unfathomable powers to control and manipulate the digital realm.

Inside the lithely-designed research complex, where sleek gene-spliced technicians labored alongside DBS (Desired Brain Signal) interface-annotated Augmented Reality workflows, the patrons developed intimacy with the omnipresent Erebus, its musings encapsulating an understanding transcending human knowledge.

Hyken Rickson, an angiologist, understood little of GPTM but comprehended that with this heuristic Network embodied, even theoretical tales mutated into enterprise directions seen predicted completely amazingly.

But little did anyone know, the pervasiveness of GPTM 09 might topple humanity off its pinnacle and scrape them raw in respect to Nuclear ground rocks kneading back molten rigor encaged amidst numbing doom burgeoning back more tired contend journey.