[ 2446 ] Daemon.ize

Castella was born to win, even if all she has to show for it are three prosthetics and a body count.

Hello readers!

Daemon.ize (previously Daemon Circuit) is a cyberpunk piece centered around Artemis Contractors and how their actions mold an impressionable city/public. Familiar readers might not notice too many changes in this version, but I've aimed to trim down the confusing world-building and purple prose.

Note: Chapter 0 here is not the prologue, but a reference to 0-indexing.

My Questions:

1. Is the world too confusing? I want it to feel lived in, even hostile, but I don't want the reader completely confused.

2. Does it have good pacing? What parts break down?

3. Were Daemons and NeuralLinks sufficiently explained?

4. Was it (and the characters) engaging/enjoyable?

5. Does the title work? It's a play on "demonize" + file extension formats + Daemons in the story. Alternatives are Daemonized and the old Daemon Circuit.

Thank you for your time and thoughts!

Link

Critiques:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/vlfzee/1841_road_to_nowhere_chapter_1/idx9mzq/

https://www.reddit.com/r/DestructiveReaders/comments/vm1gyr/1840_temple_of_redemption_ch2_part_1/idzscrh/