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For millennia, the Elders have gifted pre-technological civilizations with the Implant — a piece of technology that alters reality on a quantum level, granting extraordinary physical and mental abilities. In return, recipients must pass through the Gauntlets: entire worlds hollowed out and turned into training grounds. Those who survive become the Elders' foot soldiers as they expand across the galaxy. What happens when a human accidentally receives an Implant instead?