Reylan Hawke stood in awe at the breathtaking sight before him. There lay a ruined underground city with shattered skyscrapers—only looking with more devastation beyond his imagination. So, what had caused this to happen? By mere chance, he stumbled upon a mysterious machine called REQUIEM, which whisked him away to a dystopian world ruled by advanced technology and engulfed in unyielding fear. And escape seems impossible.

Note that prior editions released from 2016 to August 2024 have differing storylines compared to the current edition, released in September 2024, with the most recent update in February 2025.

The front cover art dates back to circa 2017.

Note: This book is being advertised for the first time since 2018, starting in late 2024. Only Part 1 was released in 2016. An alternate version of Part 1 and added Part 2 were released in 2018. This 2024 edition, amended in March 2025, is based on the 2018 version's storyline.

The third edition (2024) is 104,800 words at 357 pages; its most recent amendment was released in March 2025. The present-day version has the words "Amended: March 2025." The prior versions do not have these words. The Kindle's current ISBN is 9798313273815. The editor made 2,655 revisions (9 days to read). Before the author implemented the changes, the first proofreader made 1,500 suggestions (She read it three times, 2 or 3 days to read each time), and the second proofreader made 100 suggestions (3 days to read). This book's completion date is March 07, 2025.

The main character's new name for the third edition (2024) is "Reylan Hawke," which first appeared in September 2024. The main character's old name, "Malik Soules," was last used in the second edition (2018).

The second edition (2018) was approximately 400 pages with a smaller trim size and contained Parts 1 and 2, which totaled 111,000 words. The first edition (2016) was approximately 200 pages and included an alternate version of Part 1.

All reviews before mid-2024 reflect the first or second editions.

The NetGalley EPUB is formatted at 412 pages with the exact word count.

It is available in the NetGalley Reader (fully updated and ready to be read).

The author has turned off the Kindle and NetGalley App options until he fixes the formatting of the EPUB for those options. Currently, he is unaware of the same issue with the download option.

The book is also fully available on Kindle Unlimited.

Starting February 24, 2025, the author emailed EPUB and PDF copies to those who requested the book.