In the gleaming spires of Neo Manhattan stands the SoulTech Tower, more casually known as “The Spire” — a monument not just to technological innovation, but to humanity’s audacious rebellion against its own limitations. Behind its obsidian walls, reality itself is being rewritten, one consciousness at a time.
Death? Now a mere inconvenience. Distance? An outdated concept. Identity? Fluid as digital code.
Welcome to the age of Tethering—SoulTech’s crown jewel technology that ripped open the barriers between flesh and digital existence. To the oblivious masses scrolling through their neural feeds, tethering from world to world in the Etherverse, it’s simply the technology that powers their digital adventures, their instant global travel, or grandma’s miraculous return after that unfortunate traffic accident through respawning…
But you sense there’s more, don’t you? A whisper beneath the corporate slogans. A truth hidden in plain sight.
While you browse SoulTech’s catalog of premium proxy bodies like shopping for new clothes—athletic builds for weekend adventures, business models for high-stakes negotiations, artistic vessels for creative expression—some watch from the shadows, understanding what you cannot: Tethering isn’t merely technology. It’s a mystical force, now commercialized, packaged, and sold back to you for premium profits.
“Always connected. Always with you,” promise the advertisements for SoulTech’s revolutionary Ether Rigs, wearable neural interfaces offering uninterrupted Etherverse experiences complete with waste management systems and nutritional delivery bundle upgrades. No need to disconnect, even as your physical body deteriorates from neglect.
SoulTech’s “Proxy Sharing” service—revolutionary technology that allows your mind to inhabit any compatible body worldwide—has transformed travel, business, and entertainment overnight. With a mere thought-command, you can jump into a premium proxy waiting in Los Demonios while your original body remains safely at home. Executives conduct global business, expatriates reunite with distant families, and adventure seekers experience extreme environments—all without booking a single flight.
Note: Experience the historic keynote where this world-changing technology was first revealed.
Is your stored ghost file truly yours when backed up to Heofon cloud during Backup Sleep? Who monitors your thoughts when tethered to their proxies? What permissions have you granted in those terms of service you never read?
As the wealthiest corporation in human history—with assets exceeding the combined GDP of entire continents—SoulTech’s influence extends far beyond technology. Their subsidiaries dominate multiple sectors, most notably: SoulTech Financial revolutionized banking by offering afterlife insurance and immortality-adjusted proxy mortgages spanning centuries; SoulTech Media controls 83% of all Etherverse content distribution…
Yet this dominance hasn’t come without challengers. Proxus Inc., SoulTech’s fiercest rival, wages a relentless corporate war across multiple fronts. Their surprise mass release of Ether Decks—undercutting SoulTech’s highly anticipated SoulPod launch—remains legendary in business circles. Each company accuses the other of soul-hacking, proxy jacking, and industrial espionage, while consumers pledge tribal loyalty to their preferred consciousness provider.
SoulTech’s philosophical foundations run deeper than mere profit. Their manifesto “Ascension Through Technology” positions proxy technology as humanity’s evolutionary destiny—the separation of consciousness from biological limitation. Death becomes meaningful only as transformation rather than ending. These aren’t just marketing slogans but fundamental beliefs driving every product decision.
As the gap widens between immortal-like proxy-owners and those still trapped in fragile biological forms, resistance movements whisper of returning to authentic existence. Yet most prefer digital escapism to confronting the harsh realities of The Surface. Communities flourish in shared proxy experiences—global Tai Chi sessions in China at dawn, synchronized deep-sea explorations, collective consciousness experiments—creating unprecedented human connection alongside troubling questions about autonomy.
With eonic goals set to have over 23 million proxy farms universe-wide, SoulTech produces the highest quality builds with unmatched reliability and security against soul-hacking. Their manufacturing standards have become synonymous with premium tethering experiences.
The questions arise:
Is SoulTech humanity’s salvation or the architect of its final surrender? What happens when the line between human and technology disappears completely?
The answer awaits in your next tether.
The ultimate question is: will you still recognize yourself when you arrive?
