In the technologically advanced islands of the Candescent Hemisphere, life moves at a frantic pace for everyone...except Neko Con Carne. A legendary heroine with the power to manipulate fire, Neko has saved the world more times than she can count, but in times of peace, she prefers the company of her unfinished chess games and a very long nap.Her slumber is rudely interrupted when Aoi Rose, a panicked young feline, crashes into her office pleading for help. Before a mechanical werewolf tears through her door, and Aoi is snatched away into the smog-choked skies.Neko soon discovers that Aoi is just the latest in a string of kidnappings targeting famous and talented felines. The trail leads straight to the Acheronian Hemisphere (a toxic, robot-infested wasteland ruled by the diabolical Dr. Kale).Partnering with her long-suffering associate in the police force, the cynical fox Kuro Sting, Neko must embark on a high-stakes infiltration to put an end to the injustice.