When the United States reaches the threshold of peak oil, the average citizen can't afford to drive to work and city infrastructures are unable to keep up with the demand for public transport. The Attila Corporation, the nation's largest energy supplier, offers a solution. It employs every member of the private sector and promises them a future of unlimited fuel and housing, at a cost. Stevens is an Enforcer employed by the Attila Corporation, biding his time until his work contract expires so he can reconnect with his long-lost love, Aubrey. It isn't until his refinery is attacked by Duster rebels that his dreams are forced to take a backseat to survival. Mistakenly left alive, Stevens flees the refinery and seeks revenge for his fallen Enforcers. Jacobson, the CEO of Attila, doesn't see Stevens' survival as an accident. Stevens is deemed a traitor and ordered to be captured by the Listeners, the secret police in charge of silencing those against the Corporation.