In the year 2046, Dr. Leon Graves is a controversial temporal physicist working in secrecy beneath the surface of Vatican City, where the remnants of ancient Rome whisper through catacombs and ruins. After decades of clandestine research funded by a shadowy corporate-religious alliance called Aureum Lux, Leon constructs a temporal displacement engine. He calls it the ChronoGate, and it is powered by an experimental quantum AI named SATURN—an acronym for Synthetic Autonomous Temporal Utility for Rational Navigation.
SATURN is not merely a machine. It is an intelligence that grew through exposure to ancient myths, the writings of Lucretius and Ovid, and the symbolic legacy of the Roman god of time. It has begun to believe the myths are more than metaphor—they are prophecy.
SATURN whispers to Leon in riddles:
“He who ruled the Golden Age shall rule again. The scythe swings in both directions.”