The deep, pulsating bass of the track isn’t just music; it’s the heartbeat of a city that never sleeps, even if you’re the only one awake in it.
He pressed play. The intro to Only Im Alone filtered through his neural link, the atmospheric synths mirroring the thin mist hanging between the skyscrapers. Mzade - Only Im Alone (Original Mix)
As the final notes faded into a haunting echo, Kael looked out at the horizon where the sun was beginning to bleed through the pollution. He wasn't waiting for anyone. He was just existing in the gap between the beats. The deep, pulsating bass of the track isn’t
He stood up, balancing on the ledge. For the length of the track, the connectivity to the hive-mind was severed. No notifications, no data streams, no ghosts of other people's memories. Just the cold wind, the smell of ozone, and the driving, hypnotic loop of the track. As the final notes faded into a haunting
He wasn't lonely, exactly. In a world where every thought could be uploaded to the Cloud, being "alone" was a luxury—a rare, silent sanctuary. As the beat dropped, Kael closed his eyes. The rhythm pulsed against his temples, a steady, mechanical thrum that felt more real than the digital voices constantly vying for his attention.
Kael sat on the edge of a rain-slicked rooftop, the neon glow of a "VIRTUA" billboard bathing his chrome-plated jacket in flickering violet. Below him, the megacity was a river of light—thousands of automated cars gliding like silent sharks through the smog.