Stix and Mead narrowly escape the brutal massacre of the Undercity Yakuza sub-bosses by their ruthless rival, Alura. The pair takes refuge with Madame Nomura and her remaining loyalists at a secure foundry controlled by the Nomura-gumi family. Alura relishes the vicarious murder of her rivals through the Borealis hit squad and is now addicted to the thrill-kill high from the Aurora tech neural interface. Tracking her targets to the foundry, the Yakuza leader sends the Borealis into the stronghold to eliminate Stix and Mead once and for all.