The Phonograph Wars

1888. The world shudders beneath the Britannic Empire’s symphony of destruction.  Orchestral engines of war, powered by steam and arcane sonic technology, dominate the battlefields. Silence is treason.  Elias Dorne, a brilliant composer, finds his artistry weaponized, forced to create symphonies of devastation for the Empire's elite Sound Corps. Each note he writes is a potential death knell, crushing his soul.
In the war-torn city of Aethelburg, Kaida, a rebel operative wielding “silent technology,” fights a desperate battle against the Empire’s oppressive regime. Her very existence is a defiant counterpoint to the deafening roar of war.  When Elias witnesses the horrific impact of his creations and Kaida’s unwavering resistance, a crisis of conscience ignites within him.  He defects, a perilous act that pits him against his former mentor, the ruthless Victor Salas, and thrusts him into a desperate race to find the “universal chord”—a mythical sonic force rumored to either end all sound-based warfare or unravel reality itself.
Joined by Kaida and a band of unlikely allies, including a historian safeguarding the lost lore of sound and a disillusioned sound engineer haunted by his past, Elias must navigate the desolate landscapes of a world scarred by sonic warfare.  Their search leads them to a hidden archive beneath a bombed-out opera house, a poignant reminder of a world where music was celebrated, not weaponized.  As they uncover the truth about the universal chord, they unearth a hidden layer of the Empire’s history, revealing that sonic technology was originally intended for healing, not destruction.
But Salas, driven by a twisted sense of loyalty and armed with the latest sonic weaponry, relentlessly pursues them, pushing the resistance to the brink of collapse.  The final confrontation takes place amidst the ruins of a grand concert hall, a symbolic battleground for the soul of music. Elias must choose: unleash the chord’s destructive potential or harness its power for creation. His choice will determine not only the fate of the resistance, but the fate of music itself.  In a world dominated by the cacophony of war, can a single, hopeful melody rewrite the symphony of destruction?