diff --git a/arise-source/config/main.css b/arise-source/config/main.css
index adce72a..178bcae 100644
--- a/arise-source/config/main.css
+++ b/arise-source/config/main.css
@@ -1,179 +1,183 @@
-/*** Core page styles ***/
+/* ===========================
+   Thergic Cyber Markdown Theme
+   Expanded Neon Palette Edition
+   =========================== */
 
-/* Base styling */
+/*** Base colors ***/
+:root {
+  --bg-main: #121619;
+  --bg-surface: #1c2024;
+  --text-main: #cfd6cf;
+  --text-bright: #e6ffe8;
+  --accent-green: #65f85a;
+  --accent-teal: #3af8c2;
+  --accent-violet: #b86aff;
+  --border-dim: #2a2f33;
+}
+
+/*** General layout ***/
 body {
-    margin: 40px auto;
-    max-width: 650px;
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    font-size: 18px;
-    font-family: sans-serif;
-    color: #65f85a;
-    background-color: #121619;
-    padding: 0 10px;
+  background-color: var(--bg-main);
+  color: var(--text-main);
+  font-family: "Inter", "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  line-height: 1.65;
+  font-size: 18px;
+  margin: 40px auto;
+  max-width: 750px;
+  padding: 0 16px;
 }
 
-/*** Post styling ***/
-img {
-    max-width: 100%;
-    max-height: 100%;
-    margin-top: 20px;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
-    border-radius: 16px;
-    margin-left: auto;
-    margin-right: auto;
-    display: block;
-}
-
-/* Inline code */
-code {
-    background-color: #293137;
-    border-radius: 8px;         /* slightly smaller radius */
-    padding: 2px 6px;           /* much smaller padding */
-    line-height: 1.4em;         /* reasonable line height */
-    color: #65f85a;
-    font-family: monospace !important; /* force monospace */
-}
-
-/* Pre background and alignment */
-pre.sourceCode {
-    background-color: #293137;
-    border-radius: 16px;
-    padding: 12px 16px;
-    overflow-x: auto;
-    line-height: 1.35em;       /* keep tight but readable */
-    font-family: monospace !important; /* force monospace */
-    color: #65f85a;
-    white-space: pre;           /* prevent text wrap issues */
-}
-pre.sourceCode * {
-    font-family: monospace !important; /* enforce monospace inside spans */
-}
-
-/* Reset span backgrounds so lines don’t stack weirdly */
-pre.sourceCode span,
-pre.sourceCode span a {
-    background: none !important;
-    display: inline;
-}
-
-/* Syntax highlight colors */
-pre.sourceCode .co { color: #6ab04c; }   /* comments */
-pre.sourceCode .kw { color: #eb4d4b; }   /* keywords */
-pre.sourceCode .st { color: #f9ca24; }   /* strings */
-pre.sourceCode .bu { color: #12CBC4; }   /* built-ins */
-pre.sourceCode .fu { color: #ff7979; }   /* function names */
-pre.sourceCode .va { color: #e056fd; }   /* variables */
-
-/* Standard pre for other purposes */
-pre {
-    overflow-x: auto;
-    white-space: pre-wrap;
-    white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
-    white-space: -pre-wrap;
-    white-space: -o-pre-wrap;
-    word-wrap: break-word;
-}
-
-blockquote {
-    border-left: 1px solid #65f85a;
-    display: block;
-    margin-top: 1em;
-    margin-bottom: 1em;
-    margin-left: 30px;
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    margin-right: 40px;
-    font-style: italic;
-    color: #46ab3e;
-}
-
-hr {
-    color: #65f85a;
-    margin-left: auto;
-    margin-right: auto;
-    max-width: 300px;
-}
-
-#endline { 
-    color: #65f85a;               
-    margin-left: auto;              
-    margin-right: auto;
-    max-width: 300px;
-    margin-top: 80px;
-}
-
-a {
-    color: #b8f1b4;
-    text-decoration: none;
+/*** Headings ***/
+h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
+  color: var(--accent-green);
+  font-weight: 700;
+  margin-top: 2.2em;
+  margin-bottom: 0.8em;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+  text-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(101, 248, 90, 0.3);
 }
 
 h1 {
-    line-height: 1.2;
+  font-size: 2.2em;
+  letter-spacing: 1px;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+  padding-bottom: 0.4em;
+}
+h2 { font-size: 1.7em; }
+h3 { font-size: 1.3em; color: var(--accent-teal); }
+
+/*** Paragraphs and lists ***/
+p, ul, ol {
+  margin: 0 0 1.2em 0;
 }
 
-h2, h3 {
-    padding-top: 24px;
-    line-height: 1.2;
+ul li, ol li {
+  margin: 0.25em 0;
 }
 
-/* Inline dates */
-.date { 
-    padding-bottom: 0;
-    margin-bottom: 0;
-    font-size: 14px;
+hr {
+  border: none;
+  height: 1px;
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    90deg,
+    transparent,
+    var(--accent-green),
+    transparent
+  );
+  margin: 2.2em 0;
+  opacity: 0.6;
 }
 
-@media screen and (max-width: 900px) {
-    .date { 
-        text-align: right;
-    }
+/*** Links ***/
+a {
+  color: var(--accent-teal);
+  text-decoration: none;
+  transition: color 0.25s ease, text-shadow 0.25s ease;
 }
-@media screen and (min-width: 901px) {
-    .date { 
-        float: right;
-        margin-left: 30px;
-    }
+a:hover {
+  color: var(--accent-violet);
+  text-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--accent-violet);
 }
 
-/*** Modular component styles ***/
-
-/* Logo */
-.logo {           
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
-    text-align: center;
+/*** Code blocks ***/
+code, pre {
+  font-family: "JetBrains Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
+  font-size: 0.95em;
 }
 
-/* Navbar styling */
-.topbar {
-    padding-right: 10px;
-    border-top: 1px solid #65f85a;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #65f85a;
-    margin-bottom: 20px;
-    text-align: center;
-}
-.topbar a {
-    color: #65f85a;
-    text-decoration: none;
+code {
+  background: rgba(184, 106, 255, 0.08);
+  color: var(--accent-violet);
+  padding: 2px 5px;
+  border-radius: 4px;
 }
 
-/* Footer styling */
-.footer {
-    border-top: 2px solid #65f85a;
-    font-size: 12px;
-    margin-top: 120px;
-    text-align: center;
+pre {
+  background: var(--bg-surface);
+  padding: 1em;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  margin: 1.5em 0;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-dim);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
 }
 
-/*** Arise Index Style ***/
-.arise-toc-td {
-    border-width: 1px;
-    border-color: #65f85a;
-    border-top-style: solid;
-    text-align: center;
-    padding-right: 10px;
-    padding-bottom: 5px;
+pre code {
+  background: none;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
 }
-.arise-toc-th {
-    padding-bottom: 20px;
-    border-bottom: 1px;
-    border-bottom-style: solid;
+
+/*** Syntax highlighting (light-touch pseudo) ***/
+pre span.kw { color: var(--accent-teal); }
+pre span.fn { color: var(--accent-violet); }
+pre span.str { color: var(--accent-green); }
+pre span.num { color: #f8cb3a; }
+
+/*** Blockquotes ***/
+blockquote {
+  border-left: 3px solid var(--accent-violet);
+  background: rgba(184, 106, 255, 0.05);
+  padding: 0.8em 1em;
+  margin: 1.8em 0;
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--text-bright);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+/*** Tables ***/
+table {
+  width: 100%;
+  border-collapse: collapse;
+  margin: 2em 0;
+  font-size: 0.95em;
+}
+th, td {
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-dim);
+  padding: 0.6em 0.8em;
+}
+th {
+  background: rgba(101, 248, 90, 0.1);
+  color: var(--accent-green);
+  text-align: left;
+}
+tr:nth-child(even) td {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
+}
+tr:hover td {
+  background: rgba(58, 248, 194, 0.05);
+}
+
+/*** Misc elements ***/
+em { color: var(--accent-teal); }
+strong { color: var(--accent-green); }
+del { opacity: 0.6; }
+sup { font-size: 0.7em; }
+
+img {
+  display: block;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  margin: 1.5em auto;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-dim);
+}
+
+/*** Footer ***/
+footer {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--accent-green);
+  margin-top: 3em;
+  padding-top: 1em;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 0.85em;
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+/*** Transitions / Interactions ***/
+button, a, code, pre, table, blockquote {
+  transition: all 0.25s ease;
+}
+
+/*** Glow hover for fun ***/
+pre:hover, blockquote:hover, table:hover {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(101, 248, 90, 0.25);
 }