Sometimeinthenearfuture, ara legic risoninmateMattMillsmeets"TheBoard"ofSatoshi-TelefairIndustries,whothankhimforjoiningtheProgram.Under ressureandwitha romisetomakehimwalkagain,Millsagreestovolunteer.Heisinjectedwithasyntheticnanomaterialandsuffocated,onlytowakeu withrestoreduseofhislegs,yetaloneinasteelcellinthefirsts okeofanex erimentala aratus-TheWheel.AseriesofassailantsinflictamultitudeofdamagetoMills'bodyandtormenthismind,yetthesyntheticnanomaterialnotonlyrestoreshisdamagedorgans,itre-engineershisstrength.Theex erimentmightbedesignedtokill,butMillsisdeterminedtosurvive-andgetbacktohisdaughterbeforeTheBoardfindsherfirst.