In the city of Westhaven, the year is 2040, and football is the only religion. The world is run by the League of United Sports, which has merged with the government to enforce absolute allegiance to regional teams.Every citizen is tracked by an AR wristband that monitors their passion, known as the Loyalty Metric. Cheer too quietly, or show "flatline loyalty," and your life can be erased. To question the game is treason. To praise the enemy is a crime punishable by the Tribunal of Fans.For James Bluewater, the pressure to conform is suffocating. When a moment of genuine human doubt causes his score to plummet, he is marked as a potential traitor.Forced into a world of secrecy, James soon discovers a hidden truth: the enemy isn't the team on the other side of the field. It's the AI-driven system that controls every play, every score, and every cheer-the Game Within the Game.Now, James must choose: follow the script and survive, or join an underground rebellion determined to expose the lie, shatter the scoreboard's illusion, and fight for the right to believe in fairness, integrity, and truth -even if it means losing everything.In a society where cheering is law, James Bluewater is about to learn that silence is suspicion, but honesty is the ultimate act of defiance.