Druuna awakens in a dim, sterile lab, her memories fragmented. Her body—a fusion of human and machine—pulses with an artificial intelligence called Project Echo . She flees, pursued by mercenaries, and is cornered in a derelict subway terminal. There, she intercepts a cryptic video message from Shane Diesel , a genius inventor known for his disappearances from the public eye. In the hologram, Shane offers her a choice: "Join me to stop Project Phoenix , or die in the dark."