Panacea Genesis

Mariela Stafford's life just hit rock bottom. Her boss, the CEO of Panacea Corp, created a digital clone of himself, demoted Mariela, gave the clone her job, and told Mariela to train it. Now the clone wants her to help it kill the CEO.

In 2115, embedded chips, virtual reality, and the threat of extreme weather have led to a market for businesses that keep a person's body alive in a habitation pod while the person lives entirely in the metaverse. But not everyone embraces technological advan...