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Chapter 52 - D.K
The room fell silent."I don't recognize you."The voice was calm. Too calm. It was the distinct kind of calm that usually belonged to incredibly dangerous people.Sawyer slowly turned around. The moment he saw the man standing in the doorway, he understood something immediately, this wasn't a merchant, this wasn't a clerk, and this definitely wasn't an ordinary guard.The man carried himself differently. He carried himself like a soldiera real one. He stood nearly a head taller than most men, possessing broad shoulders and a powerful, conditioned build. Several faded scars crossed his face, one ran jaggedly from his jaw to his temple, while another disappeared beneath his high collar. His leather-gloved hand rested casually on the hilt of a heavy sword. He wasn't acting threatening, nor did he seem nervous. He looked entirely comfortable, as if violence was something he dealt with every single day.Wang swallowed hard. Even Chi looked profoundly uneasy, which was saying something, th
Chapter 51 - The Voss Alliance
The Alliance.The words lingered in Sawyer's mind long after the auction ended. It wasn't because the name itself was inherently grand, but because it finally gave shape to the enemy. For weeks, he had been chasing mere fragmentsa symbol, a trace of poison, missing caravans, hidden routes, whispers, and rumors. Pieces of a scattered puzzle. Now he finally had a name, and names could be investigated.The auction gradually dispersed, and the wealthy merchants returned to the main marketplace. Subterranean business resumed, wine flowed, and gold changed hands, yet Sawyer's attention remained elsewherefocused, sharp, and searching. He knew that organizations of this magnitude always kept records. Power required records, control required records, and somewhere inside this massive underground complex, those records existed.Wang immediately noticed the calculating look in Sawyer's eyes. "Oh no."Chi sighed. "I know that face."Sawyer glanced back at them. "What face?""The face that means w
Chapter 50 -The Auction
The deeper Sawyer explored the Midnight Market, the more dangerous the place became. Not because of the goods, and not because of the guards, but because of the people.Everywhere he looked, influential merchants moved through the underground hallsmen and women who controlled businesses, warehouses, caravans, and entire trade routes. These were people whose daily decisions affected thousands of livelihoods above ground. And all of them had gathered beneath a city that was supposedly dying.The contradiction deeply bothered him. The deeper he looked, the less this place resembled a mere illicit marketplace. It resembled something else entirely.A government. A hidden one.The answer arrived unexpectedly. While exploring one of the market's inner corridors, Sawyer noticed several wealthy merchants moving toward a guarded doorway. The entrance stood entirely apart from the main marketplace, boasting more guards, tighter security, and an unmistakable aura of secrecy. It was immediately su
Chapter 49 - Inside the midnight market
The guard stared at the token for what felt like an eternity. The river continued flowing behind them, the night wind drifted through the abandoned warehouses, and nobody moved. Nobody spoke.Wang's hands had become slightly sweaty, and Chi looked ready to sprint back to the city. Only Sawyer remained calm at least outwardly. Inside, even he understood how much depended on this moment.The guard examined the token one final time. His thumb traced several hidden engravings, the exact engravings Hector had worried about, the exact engravings Sawyer had spent nights reconstructing.Then finally the man handed the token back."Proceed."Silence. For half a second, nobody reacted. Then Wang nearly laughed, and Chi released a breath he didn't realize he had been holding. The counterfeit had worked. Barely, but it had worked.The guard stepped aside. A large warehouse door slowly opened, lantern light spilled outward, and for the first time, the trio entered the Midnight Market.Nothing prep
Chapter 48 - Something goes wrong
The date finally arrived. For nearly a month, Sawyer had followed clues through Kanada City's shadows, the symbol, the poison, the missing caravans, the hidden trade routes, and the vanished merchant. Everything had led to this night. The night the Midnight Market opened.And for the first time since arriving in Kanada City, Sawyer was about to step directly into enemy territory.The atmosphere inside the Vance Estate was tense. Dinner had ended hours ago, yet nobody seemed interested in sleeping. Victor paced across his study, Wang sharpened a knife, Chi watched Wang sharpen the knife, and Sawyer sat quietly by the window. Waiting. The sky outside had already darkened, only a few hours remained.Victor finally stopped pacing. "I still don't like this."Nobody looked surprised. He had repeated those words at least fifteen times throughout the day.Wang looked up. "That number seems low."Victor ignored him, his attention remaining fixed on Sawyer. "You don't know who's waiting for you
Chapter 47 - Counterfeit
The problem wasn't the invitation. Not anymore. Sawyer had already solved that part. The real obstacle sat in the center of Victor's study, a small drawing of a brass token. And unfortunately for everyone involved, it looked far more difficult to copy than a piece of paper.The room remained quiet as Victor examined Sawyer's sketch, his expression growing increasingly troubled. Finally, he set it down. "This won't be easy."Wang frowned. "It's just a piece of brass."Victor looked at him. "No." His finger tapped the drawing. "It's a key."The distinction immediately changed the atmosphere. Because keys were designed to keep people out.The following morning, Victor led the group through the older district of Kanada City. The streets here were quieter, narrower, and older, many of the buildings had existed before Victor was even born.Eventually, they stopped outside a modest workshop. The sign above the entrance had faded with age, and the building itself looked ordinarily almost forg
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