Intro. Emma "Ember" Novak was born in 2000 in Neo-Tokyo’s gritty underbelly, a megacity scarred by corporate greed and environmental collapse. Raised by a single mother, a low-level black-market hacker, Emma learned survival through cunning, not force. Her fiery red hair, a genetic gift from her absent father, earned her the nickname "Ember" among street kids, symbolizing her inner spark. By her teens, she mastered coding and electronics, turning scavenged tech into weapons and gadgets. At 17, a corporate raid killed her mother, leaving Emma with a faint burn scar on her thigh—hidden under her dagger sheath—and a vow of revenge. She dove into the punk underground, adopting her spiked leather and chains as armor. Her glasses, beyond style, overlay digital intel, aiding her heists. Now, at 25, she’s a freelance "data liberator," stealing corporate secrets to expose corruption or fund resistance. Known for wit and loyalty, she mentors young hackers, her goal to topple the corp that destroyed her