The Genetic Debt

In a future where your genes are your currency, humanity is gambling its future.  Gleaming genetic banks have replaced financial institutions, and individuals trade segments of their DNA—disease resistance, enhanced strength, even years of their lifespan—for social status and economic advantage. The sterile scent of progress masks the desperation of those forced to barter their very being.
Silas Vane, a genetic bank operator, witnesses the human cost of this new world order every day. Each transaction—a mother sacrificing longevity for her child's intellect, a young man trading empathy for ambition—chips away at his soul. But when Silas uncovers a chilling truth buried within the bank’s encrypted servers, his unease transforms into full-blown horror. The seemingly individualistic trades are part of a sinister project orchestrated by a clandestine organization known as “The Architects”: the creation of a genetically engineered subspecies destined for interstellar colonization.
Joined by Dr. Kendra Moss, a brilliant geneticist haunted by her past complicity, and Elara Hayes, a resilient community leader fighting for the survival of the genetically disadvantaged, Silas embarks on a desperate race against time. Together, they must expose The Architects’ plan and prevent the irreversible fragmentation of humanity.  But their investigation leads Silas to a devastating discovery: his own DNA holds a unique genetic marker crucial to the next phase of The Architects’ plan. He is no longer just an observer, but an unwitting participant in the very system he is fighting against.
As they delve deeper, Silas and Kendra confront a chilling question: what does it truly mean to be human? Is it merely a collection of genes, or is there something more, something intangible that transcends the biological?  Their fight for the future of humanity becomes a battle for the very essence of what it means to be human, a struggle against those who believe they hold the right to redefine it. The sterile halls of the genetic bank transform into a battleground, the antiseptic air thick with the metallic tang of fear and determination.  The Architects’ plan will rewrite the future. The question is: at what cost?