Paradox of Lost Purpose - VOL 1  (English, Hardcover, Sandeep Padam)

In a future where sentience transcends substrates—fleshware, hardware, or software—society is stratified into 20 Levels, with every entity—Organic or Mekha—starting at the bottom. Organics - grown in clone tanks and implanted with custom memories, aspire to ascend the social ladder by integrating mechanical upgrades. Mekhas - mobile algorithms, seek to incorporate organic components in their quest to become more organic-like. Within this fragile equilibrium, a daring heist unfolds. Mik, a notorious rule-breaker with unknown motives, manipulates <>, a Level 18 Organic, into believing he's immersed in a game simulation and must journey to Earth. The mission? Smuggle forbidden bytes from Earth. However, Earth is no ordinary destination—it’s a restricted zone, scarred by alien wars and nuclear fallout, now obsessively protected by AIDM, a super AI evolved to defend the planet at all costs. The meticulous plan hinges on redirecting an asteroid from the Oort Cloud to cloak <>'s journey. But in this high-stakes game, what could go wrong? A rogue bio-algorithm threatening the mission. A dormant alien force stirring back to life. <> falling for AIDM's enigmatic organic battle leader. In this game of cosmic stakes, every player holds a secret, and every secret could spell doom, a doom potent enough to obliterate the very essence of sentience and free will.