The "Online" era of the Institute had changed the game. No longer a lone wolf, Jesse was linked via experimental "Lightning-Comms" to other agents across the territories. They were a brotherhood of sparks in a world of dark.
In a flash of blue light, another agent—a specialist from the East Coast branch—slammed into the dirt next to him, dual-wielding electrified short-axes. EVIL WEST ONLINE(2022)
The sun didn't set over the American Frontier anymore; it bled. By 1890, the shadows had grown teeth, and the "Evil West" was no longer a campfire tale—it was a plague of Sanguisuge vampires and high-voltage monster hunters. The "Online" era of the Institute had changed the game
"They're coming out of the mines, Jesse," Edgar muttered, checking the cylinder of his revolver. "The high-borns are restless. They don't like us poking around their nests." In a flash of blue light, another agent—a
Jesse Rentier, the star agent of the Rentier Institute, stood on the tracks of a derailed locomotive near a ghost town in Nevada. His right arm was encased in the , a massive brass-and-iron apparatus humming with unstable electricity. Beside him stood Edgar Gravenor, a weathered veteran who had seen more blood than water in these deserts.
The battle was a symphony of gore and volts. Jesse lunged, his gauntlet connecting with the Leecher’s jaw in an explosion of "Supercharge" energy. The beast’s head snapped back as Jesse followed up with a "Cripple" shot from his Rentier Rifle, shattering its leg armor.
