Synopsis

The world loves champions.

The strongest pilots.

The strongest universities.

The strongest Core Frames.

But nobody remembers the machines that were left behind.

In a world where engineering students compete using miniature combat machines known as Core Frames, tournaments have become more than just competitions—they are opportunities to earn recognition, secure sponsorships, and prove whose engineering is the best.

For Shreyas Shetty, however, reality is much simpler.

Win.

Lose.

Go back to the workshop.

Try again...

As a student from a university that can barely keep up with the giants of the League, he's used to losing against better-funded teams with better equipment. Still, no matter how many times he gets knocked down, he refuses to quit.

After one particularly crushing defeat, a trip to his university's scrapyard in search of spare parts leads him to something unexpected.

A broken Core Frame.

Abandoned.

Forgotten....

Buried beneath a mountain of scrap.

At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a ruined machine waiting to be recycled.

Yet engraved across its damaged chest is a name:

DOT AETHER.

No manufacturer.

No serial number.

No history.

Just a name....

Unable to ignore his curiosity, Shreyas decides to restore the mysterious Frame, unaware that his decision will pull him into a story much larger than tournaments and rankings.

A story of forgotten research, old secrets, fierce rivals, lasting friendships, and a machine that refuses to be forgotten.

After all....

"Sometimes the strongest machine isn't the newest.

Sometimes it isn't the most expensive.

And sometimes, legends are found beneath a pile of scrap."

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