Scrap mechanic Elias drops a swarm lord, gets zeroed at the Academy: 999%, ruled a glitch, branded a "zero-power loser." A rich kid rigs a deathmatch; Elias spears a war mech to the wall with scrap. He's the Founder's heir. Assassins come; at his wedding his girl bleeds out as his suit grows into a titan. Those two old mechanics? Retired generals.
