In a far future Earth scarred by environmental damage, a sprawling, utopian techno-metropolis called Eden is sealed away from the fragile ecosphere, governed by the E.X. Bureau and the semi-religious Bishop Won Dais SYSTEM. Eiji Takanaka, a former computer hacker, or "netjacker" turned hotshot virtual-reality gameplayer, is plucked from the video arcades and his blossoming romance with the shy Ryo, when his skill in piloting qualifies him for the Garland program.
Plunged into a web of power-politics and intrigue, Eiji crosses paths with the mysterious Sion, discovering a secret plot by E.X. rivals, the Orange Amusements corporation, to break SYSTEM's monopoly on the Eden population. But Eiji finds an even greater destiny awaits him, a destiny thousands of years old, where the awakening of EVE, dormant for milennia, signals the rebirth of Eden.
