Chapter 1: Objection, Your Honour The air inside the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada was thick with tension. The trial had already made headlines across Las Vegas... a notorious hotels and nightclub owner accused of sexual assault, intimidation, and violence.At the prosecution’s table, Attorney Zero Lindsey rose. He adjusted his tie, and faced the jury."My client...," he said, gesturing toward a weary woman in her fifties, "...is here on behalf of her daughter, Cara Floyd. Cara worked at the defendant’s club, Vibe Lounge. Today, she lies in a hospital bed after being molested and beaten... by her boss, Marcus Fisher, and the men he entertained".All eyes shifted to Marcus Fisher, who sat calmly at the defense table in an immaculate navy suit. His expression was unreadable. He was flanked by his defense team. His lead attorney, Veronica Haynes, made a note on her pad but otherwise showed no reaction.Zero lifted a hand toward the jurors. "You will hear testimony from women

Chapter 3: Don't Let Me Die Here Zero sat in the backseat of his car, as Gina drove him to the hospital. She looked at him through the middle rearview mirror. "What were you thinking? No matter how angry you are... you should have known better than to recklessly assault Marcus, especially in his own building." Zero didn't reply. Gina continued. "If Marcus guards hadn't jumped you, he could have easily made a case against you for your actions. You would have been in serious trouble, and might have even lost your license." "Gina, I don't want your criticism right now, okay?" Zero said. "No, you need to hear it... because you seem to have lost all rationality." "Gina..." "No, you listen to me..." "Gina, WATCH OUT!!" Zero yelled. Zero's shout forced Gina to focus on the road, where an incoming tanker had driven out of lane and was now coming towards them. Gina narrowly managed to swerve the car out of the tanker's part, and crashed into a pole. But the bus directl

Chapter 5: Petty ThiefThe room was silent except for the steady beep of the heart monitor. Zero’s eyes stayed locked on the purple screen floating above his bed.[THE NURSE YOU SPOKE TO EARLIER... WAS NOT REAL]'Are you being serious right now?'. He asked in his mind, finding the system words hard to believe.[YES I AM]His chest tightened, and he half expected nurse Ellie to walk back in just to prove the system wrong.The door opened again... but this time it wasn’t her.A middle-aged doctor stepped in, his white coat was wrinkled, and his stethoscope swung about as he walked. Two nurses (male and female) followed right behind him, chatting idly about another patient down the hall. "Old man Harold just complained to me that someone stole his stuff again. Last time it was his watch, but this time he said that it's the pink wallet his granddaughter gave him some years ago". The female nurse said."And just like before, I will say that the wallet wasn't stolen, just misplaced. Old ma

Chapter 7: Pull Out The Ledger"So how was I supposed to know the woman was a crook?"[BY CONSULTING THE SYSTEM LEDGER]Zero blinked. He wanted to argue, to defend himself... but his thoughts were messed up. And his emotions was somewhere between anger and disbelief.[FOR WRONGLY ATTACKING A MAN: YOUR PENALTY IS 200 NEGATIVE KARMA AND INSTANT KARMA.]"Two hundred negatives and instant karma? What the hell are those supposed to mean? Explain yourself.""Yo tough guy..." A deep voice said from behind. Zero turned back to see a huge, mean-looking black man, built like the WWE wrestler 'Mark Henry', staring straight at him. Beside him stood two other mean-looking men, though they were not huge like him. One was bald, and the other had tattoos on his left cheek."Are you the one that knocked down Big Jo?" 'Mark Henry' asked."What... Big Jo? I don’t know who that..."Then Zero’s eyes darted to the thug sprawled unconscious on the concrete. The guy’s lip was bleeding, his jaw already swell

CHAPTER 9: After A Good Night.After a good nine hours of sleep, Zero finally stirred awake. Everywhere was quite, totally different from when he woke up at home. His wife would have been making some noise by now, as she rushed to prepare breakfast before leaving for work."Right, I need to ask Gina to prepare the divorce papers." He muttered to himself.He looked around him, the suite looked even larger in daylight. Sunlight poured through the floor to ceiling windows, making the place to look more majestic.He swung his legs off the bed and stood up to use the restroom. His body was very sore all over as he moved. A consequence of the beating he had received the previous day.He stepped into the bathroom and paused. Marble counters lined one side of the wall. Further inside was a rainfall shower enclosed in glass. And a bathtub large enough to drown one's sorrows in. There were heated towel racks. And branded toiletries neatly arranged like museum pieces.The wc was so luxurious th