In a neon-lit future where artificial intelligence has been ruthlessly outlawed and purged from public use, a resourceful but weary underground chemist—known only as “the Pharmacist”—works tirelessly to support his family. He manufactures illicit designer drugs in his cramped apartment workshop, serving an underworld clientele through a diminutive but shrewd Fixer. The Pharmacist’s true desperation stems not from profit but from saving his gravely ill five-year-old child, whose rare disease defies conventional treatments.

When his homegrown experimentation fails to yield answers, the Pharmacist hears rumors of a hidden church crypt where forbidden AI equations are painstakingly preserved—hand-copied by monks and kept from prying eyes. Disguising his intentions, he bargains with a guilt-ridden Priest to gain access to these sacred mathematical formulas. Armed with the illicit code, he fires up a rig of mismatched servers, risking detection by the government. Despite the Fixer’s frantic warnings, the Pharmacist presses on, nearly overwhelming the city’s power grid as the AI piece together a new, life-saving compound. Yet even with the miracle cure within reach, the shadows of government surveillance, church guardians, and underground drug rings converge, forcing the Pharmacist to reckon with how far he’ll go—and what he’ll sacrifice—to ensure his son’s survival.

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