Max is a former engineer who became a fugitive, and their current destination is the roof of the tallest tower in Univocity — a sprawling urban zone owned by Ōṁ, a global technology monopoly. The plan: detonate an electromagnetic pulse bomb that will plunge the entire city into a technological dark age. The plan is disrupted when Max encounters Nina, an Ōṁ employee, during the ascent. The conversation that follows starts to make Max question what they actually believe.