Every augmented human required , an expensive anti-rejection drug, to stop their bodies from fiercely fighting the cybernetic implants. Without it, the body would build up painful glial tissue, leading to a slow, agonizing death.
He stepped off the balcony, his heavy boots magnetized to the metal fire escape. He had a choice to make. He could follow orders, protect the corporation that gave him a second life, and keep the world running on its dark, profitable tracks. Or, he could leak the data himself, plunging the world into a chaotic revolution where humans were truly free, but entirely unregulated.
Adam's phone chimed with a direct neural feed. It was David Sarif, his boss and the man who rebuilt him after he was nearly killed in a terrorist attack.
As head of security, Adam was the weapon used to keep the status quo.