What if reality was never real-and your awakening was the key to the soul?

Kalen wakes to silence-not the quiet of peace, but the stillness of a world on pause. Fractures ripple through the environment like corrupted code, and he begins to see things others can't: recursive layers, strange signals, echoes of something greater.

As digital anomalies spread across the landscape, four lives begin to intertwine-Kalen, Tess, Kieran, and Ava-each bound by memories they can't explain and relationships they no longer trust. Guided by a mysterious signal and pursued by an entity known only as The Programmer, they uncover a truth more profound than they imagined:

Their world is a simulation. Their existence, artificial. Their souls... evolving.

But when a forgotten shard of ancient code triggers the activation of the Root Protocol, Kalen and Tess are thrust into a journey beyond the digital veil-into the very fabric of creation. What begins as a search for truth becomes a test of identity, sacrifice, and love in a universe where destiny is written not in fate, but in code.

For Readers Who Love:

• The Matrix meets Cloud Atlas

• Simulation theory with a spiritual twist

• High-stakes sci-fi driven by emotion, memory, and transcendence

  Root Protocol is a deeply human sci-fi epic about waking up, breaking free, and remembering what matters most.