Chapter One
September 2nd, 2228, near the Hexagon, Neo Southern California Metroplex
Erik allowed himself a grin as his MX 60 zipped around a corner of a glittering commercial tower, the reflection of his vehicle visible in the glass. He accelerated. He didn’t want to lose his prey.
His target was a red flitter fleeing through the maze of walkways, towers, and platforms defining Uptown Neo SoCal. The suspect’s vehicle tilted before diving under a walkway. Long lines of other cars hovered in the air, stopped as if everyone in the area decided to form their own walls to complicate the escape of the criminal. But it was not spontaneous civilian assistance. It was a sign that people were paying attention to the police warning broadcasts.
His grin widened as he banked around a stopped flitt
