In PARKSIDE DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION, the future of biomechanical subterfuge and suffering is revealed through the story of Alexander Petrovich, an unemployed hacker who is kidnapped by a mysterious group known as the Illuminated Brethren of Conclave Automata. Will he bend to the will of the Brethren and aid in realizing their vision for humanity, or will he take the hand of a guardian angel?