The massive transport ships hovered above the Apex building, their glowing blue engines casting a blinding light across the rooftop as five heavy steel ramps dropped open all at once. [System Alert: Tribunal Enforcement Fleet has arrived.][Warning: Hostile combat units exceed twenty operatives.][Objective: Survive the supreme tribunal assault.] Grandfather Victor stood tall beside the main terminal, his face lit by a triumphant smile as elite soldiers in silver armor marched down the ramps with weapons drawn. The ten billion dollars had transferred successfully, and the global council was now ready to claim total control of Lagos. "You lost, Tunde," Victor said, his voice echoing lo

The emergency dashboard lights flickered off, leaving our armored boat floating in total silence on the dark water of the lagoon. "The entire electrical system is dead," Ms. Alabi said, her fingers tapping a portable backup tablet that quickly died as well. "They did not just cut our power. They hit us with a localized pulse bomb." Commander Okoro stood up from the deck, pulling his heavy combat knife from its sheath with a sharp scrape. He looked around the dark water, his eyes scanning the shoreline for any sign of movement. "We cannot stay on the open water. If the tribunal sent an arrest warrant across Nigeria, every local patrol boat will be hunting us within the hour." I looked down at my phone. The screen was completely black, but the small GPS chip Ifeoma had sent me