The "Online" era of the Institute had changed the game. No longer a lone wolf, Jesse was linked via experimental "Lightning-Comms" to other agents across the territories. They were a brotherhood of sparks in a world of dark.
The Gauntlet hummed, a lonely spark in a world of monsters, as they headed back into the dark. EVIL WEST ONLINE(2022)
Jesse Rentier, the star agent of the Rentier Institute, stood on the tracks of a derailed locomotive near a ghost town in Nevada. His right arm was encased in the , a massive brass-and-iron apparatus humming with unstable electricity. Beside him stood Edgar Gravenor, a weathered veteran who had seen more blood than water in these deserts. The "Online" era of the Institute had changed the game
"They're coming out of the mines, Jesse," Edgar muttered, checking the cylinder of his revolver. "The high-borns are restless. They don't like us poking around their nests." The Gauntlet hummed, a lonely spark in a
The battle was a symphony of gore and volts. Jesse lunged, his gauntlet connecting with the Leecher’s jaw in an explosion of "Supercharge" energy. The beast’s head snapped back as Jesse followed up with a "Cripple" shot from his Rentier Rifle, shattering its leg armor.
In a flash of blue light, another agent—a specialist from the East Coast branch—slammed into the dirt next to him, dual-wielding electrified short-axes.