Solo Syndicate Nexus

By Izran Shaikh

In the dazzling 22nd-century nation of Sparaquen, where the crime rate is zero, a chilling reality hides behind the illusion of this perfect country. Sparaquen is a closed country, no one can leave or enter.

Under the watchful gaze of Nexus, the nation's governing system, every citizen is forced to have the nexus chip implanted in their head. This tiny marvel, while granting the power of telepathy/mind-to-mind communication, harbors some dark secrets.

 

The Nexus chip, a miracle of neuroscience&tech, raises unsettling questions.

How is the chip able to read other's minds?

Why every citizens are forced to implant this chip in their head?

 

Kasper a 19year-old, discovers a secret that Nexus has been hiding from the citizens. As Kasper aka SiN unveils the web of deceit, he ignites a revolution— a battle to dismantle the very system that rules the country. An old man forewarns him about someone called 'THE WATCHER'.

Who is this 'Watcher'?

Is SiN alone on this mission?

What secret is Nexus hiding from the citizens? and is it the only secret they are hiding?

 

Solo Syndicate Nexus is a psychological science-fiction, filled with twists, revelations, and heart-wrenching tragedies as SiN's quest to expose Nexus unfolds and his paths crosses with others who shares the same hatred for the system.

 

"THE WATCHER NEVER LOST"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Izran Shaikh
• Release date: Aug 10, 2023
• ISBN: 9798224996681

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DISCLAIMER

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of author’s imagination or are used factiously.

Any resemblance to actual peoples, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. The opinions expressed are those of the characters and should not be confused with the author’s.

Copyright © 2023 Izran Shaikh

All right reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or used in any manner without written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotation in a book review.

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In the name of My Almighty Creator I dedicate this book to my fellow Maladaptive Daydreamers.

Pieces

IN-SYNC ?

ANSWER ME

I DON’T BELONG HERE IV. WHO AM I EVEN PRAYING TO V. FAITH OR HATE ?

「re」

IN-SYNC ?

ANSWER ME

I DON’T BELONG HERE IV. WHO AM I EVEN PRAYING TO V. FAITH OR HATE ?

「Easy Reading」

•  Easy to understand timestamps for timeskips, as well as change in Narrators are mentioned before every certain paragraphs where it’s necessary.

•  Words spoken by characters are quoted in words here

•  Character’s Range-Casted thoughts are quoted in 「 words here 」 and subconcious thoughts / auto-pilot responses are quoted in {  }

•  Since our brain also processes what our mouth speaks. To avoid duplication of sentences, thoughts are removed when characters speaks a word.

•  Commands or Outputs sent by Nexus chip are written in the following format // command: ‘message ’  //

Examples - // possible-Intent: ‘Escape’ //

// NexReport: ‘Reported Kevin_3X9 to Cops’ //

•  Above three cases are mostly written on seperate lines in the story to further ease reading experience and slowly make you get used to this, also the reasons to why things are being written this way will get more clear as you progress through the story.

•  At certain situations, usually when a character is alone, thought quotations 「」 are removed, for a smooth reading flow.

「I」

IN-SYNC ?

I know what’s going on in the mind of others. I know what they’re

thinking right now. But they also know what I think. In this era, we can’t fathom being unaware of someone’s mentality. It is common to be able to tell what someone passing us by is thinking; and knowing who to avoid and who to befriend.

I don’t think these inabilities were generally that big of a problem. But centuries ago, few individuals labelled it as so. Several decades later, a group of individuals devised a solution to address that problem. Now however, the implementation of that solution itself has became an even larger problem of its own for few of us. Such that, we wish to live in those old times where this solution didn't existed at all.

In this oppressive environment, devoid of freedom, I have lost the very essence of happiness. Living alone in this hell after the painful loss of my only loved one made me lose my sanity. I may end up doing something terrible in this place where every action is judged and every thought is inspected.

Kasper Lynn, Age 14 -

LIVIAAAA, Come home early

Livia_Q1N : 「Yeah, I will Kaspy」

「Stop calling me that」

Livia : 「And you stop screaming. Use nexus and yeah do not skip your nexus psychology class today. I have to go now, bye」

「Bye bye. Hmph, what shall I do now, don’t even have the games I

want. Feels so boring when she’s not at home. But she has to go to work」

// NexAI: ‘Suggestion - Take some rest. You only slept for 4 hours last night’ //

「Shut up, disable NexAI until I enable it back.」

Livia alone is every-one for me. I can’t and don’t even want to imagine living without her. She had started earning for the two of us since when I was just 3 months old. Mother died because of me, my birth was the cause of her death. Sister’s thoughts made it clear just how much she loved mom, how much she misses her. She must hate me; because of me, she lost her most loved one. As for father, I’ve only seen him once. Livia didn’t let us share enough thoughts, all I got to know is that he is my father, since she didn’t even introduce me to him.

Our father doesn’t live with us, or should I say, we don’t live with him. I don’t know the reason, all I could grasp is that Livia hates him. Whenever I ask her about dad, she quickly clouds her thoughts by forcibly thinking some random phrase over and over. I’ll try asking her again.

Sorry sis but I ain’t going to that stupid psychology class today. I hate those people, Think positive, be positive, nonsense class. Scaring everyone by the name of therapy. I don’t like this stupid chip stuffed inside my head, anymore. Telepathy, a reality of our country Sparaquen but a fiction for rest of the World. Sick of seeing this shit written everywhere. This telepathy stuff used to be kinda fun but now it’s an annoying problem.

The consequences of having any dark or offensive thought are straight up rejection from society, nonstop therapy sessions and god knows what else. Glad it doesn’t apply on under 16. Some scolding, counselling, yeah I get away just with these.

Life must be harsh for other kids who has strict parents; on the other hand, I’m blessed to have Livia as my guardian, my caretaker, my parent, my sibling, my everything. She never judges me, no matter what I think; always open-mindedly understands my thoughts and politely corrects and consoles me if I’m wrong. Where all the teachers and my classmates hates me because of how I am and what I think, she is the only one in my life who supports me. It is likely because her disdain for society surpasses mine, as she has undergone therapy in the past.

They also give certain medications to supress thoughts and enhance an individual's mental control. However, when she took those medications, she only experienced a prolonged period of numbness, leaving her with no energy to do or even show interest in anything. Perhaps those past experiences made her how she is now, calm and composed; always trying to have full control over her thoughts. Hates the system yet acts like an ideal citizen in front of others, wish I could do that too.

Ah this boredom is gonna drive me crazy, maybe reading a book could be a good timekill. What the hell are these fictions; non-fictions seems more interesting to read these days. I’m sick of these cliche stories, every online store, filled with these overused, braindead nonsense.

Hm, what’s this. This week’s bestselling story ‘Love in Sparaquen’.

A Comment : "Oh fuckin great, so the mc is an outsider who does not have this stupid chip drilled in his head, visits sparaquen and meets a dumb girl here, feels attracted towards her, she reads his dirty thoughts about her and starts liking him and they get together after he also gets nexus chip drilled in his head; story over. I feel stupid now, I wasted 30 necs for this

four hundred pages of bullshit, what a great joke." Haha, I love this guy.

Kasper’s comment : Broooo your comment deserves more likes. Ignore those stupid replies. You spent 30 necs on this shit, you have the right to express your opinion.

No good books, no good games, this is getting more boring. Can’t even go outside; I’m certain, I would think something funny about them, they’ll probably get offended and I’ll be reported. Should’ve listened to NexAI’s suggestion, I’m feeling sleepy now and Livia won’t be back anytime soon.

「Turn off Nexus.」 // NexAI: ‘Turned off your Nexus.

Others can still read your mind but you won’t be able to read theirs until you turn it back on.’ // —————

Livia Lynn, 3 hours later -

「Kaspy」

KASPYY, KASPY WAKE UP

「Did you went to class today」

Kasper_XKS : 「Why you just staring at me sis, say something」

「What-what do you mean, I am talking to you. Ohh I think he has his chip turned off」

Turn on your Nexus

Kasper : 「Ah my bad sorry, what were you saying」

「I asked, did u attended your psychology class today」

Kasper : 「 {#@ Oh shit #&$ No # } uh yes, yes I went」

「I knew it, and stop lying, even expert psychologists can’t trick nexus. No matter how hard you try to supress, it easily reveals the truth along with your efforts of supression in the form of noise. Unless you lose all your memories related to that truth, it’s nearly impossible to hide it.... Hmph, No wonder this cursed miracle of science & technology became a governing system of a whole country. I’m sure there’s more to it」

Kasper : 「More to what?」

「I don’t know, I just feel like what we know about Nexus is half truth.

They’re definitely hiding things from us.」

Kasper : 「Please sis, let’s avoid talking about it. I don’t know why but I often feel like they’re watching.」

「IS THAT WHY you blur your own vision sometimes??? Love you Kaspyy, your skepticism far exceeds mine. Okay anyways let’s change the topic;

You tell.」

Kasper : 「I think we should use our mouth」

「Huh, what the ffuck, what do you mean」

Kasper : Wha I’m saying we should talk instead of psy-communicating

「Ohh, thats what he meant」

Okay let's talk until our tongues goes dry. But why? any reason Kasper : I like to hear your voice

「Me tooo」

Kasper : I also like it when u rub my hairs like this

「Want me to use my mouth」

Kasper : What, use how

「nothing nothing, just kidding」

Kasper : 「Should I ask her, I hope she wont get mad」

「What, kasper what are you thinking about」

Kasper : 「Sis please tell me about our dad.」

「 {#@ Noo #&$ cant, don^t #/~ want to#} Sorry, I’m just sorry, I can’t.」

Kasper : 「Okay okay I won’t ask, wait why you leaving, come back」

「Don’t follow, please leave me to my thoughts」

Kasper : 「Alright, go to your room then, it’s big enough to outrange my

Nexus. I’ll leave you to your thoughts」

「See, I’m really really sorry, don’t be mad, I just don’t wanna talk about it. {#$^ Mother #(-# where yu*#% } 」

Kasper : 「Mother... Livia I’m sorry」

「Why are you crying, please don’t be sad kaspy, I know how you feel」

Kasper : 「Me? You are the one who actually feels the most sad when thinking about mom, I know that. It must hurt a lot to lose someone whom you loved so much and lived with for many years. Just like me, my pain is nothing. You are the one who is truly suffering, and the worst part is, you even have to take care of the one who killed her.」

"Shut the fuck up, never fuckin say that again. She didn’t die because of you, you were an innocent newborn, you had nothing nothing to do with it. In fact I am sorry; forgive me for what I was thinking that moment. I was a terrible sister. Took my dumb fuckin brain so long to realize that an innocent newborn baby had nothing to do with her death. Took this stupid sister who used to hate