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Chapter 104: Mob Rule
The air outside the Newark venue was thick, not with anticipation, but with fury. Police sirens wailed in the distance, but they didn’t dare cut through the crowd. Protesters packed the street shoulder to shoulder. Their signs raised high and their voices a rising storm.“BAN JAYLEN Cruz!”“PROTECT OUR CHILDREN!”“CULTURAL POISON!”Red spray paint slashed across Jaylen’s poster on the venue wall, dripping like fresh blood.DeShawn’s face was pale as he stared out the tour bus window. “Jay… they ain’t here for the music. They here for your head.”Jaylen leaned forward, scanning the mob. Anger rolled off them like heat from the road. The chants vibrated through the bus walls in a harsh and unrelenting way. And then the System chimed. Its cold voice cut through the chaos,“ALERT: Public Sentiment Overload Detected.Hostile Crowd Composition: 78% manipulated, 22% volatile organic growth. Risk Level: Critical.”Jaylen’s fists clenched. Helena Crowe’s fingerprints were all over tabloids,
Chapter 103: The Broken Stage
The crowd in Boston pulsed like a living ocean with lights flickering off thousands of raised phones. The air was thick with bass, sweat, and electricity. Jaylen gripped the mic with sweat dripping and adrenaline pounding. “From the ashes I rise, no chain on my breath,They want silence, I give ‘em life instead of death. Boston, are you with me?”The arena roared back in a deafening roar. DeShawn shouted from the side of the stage, “This one, Jay! You ownin’ the East Coast tonight!”Jaylen threw his arms wide and soaked in the sound. For one split second, he believed he had finally gotten his peace out of the chaos.And then the lights went out.The music cut mid-beat. A harsh crack echoed from above. Sparks rained down from the lighting rigs. The stage floor trembled under Jaylen’s boots.“Yo… DeShawn?!” Jaylen shouted into the darkness.The System screamed across his vision,“ALERT: Sabotage Detected. Infrastructure Breach. Warning: Structural Collapse Imminent - 11 Seconds.”The
Chapter 102: Betrayal in the Booth
Jaylen’s head bobbed to the beat with the sweat dripping as the mic glowed red. The booth’s walls vibrated with bass while his voice cut through the air in a very sharp, urgent way.“Rise from the ashes, scars don’t fade,They tried to chain me, I broke their blade.Crowns don’t matter, truth does instead,They’ll fear my voice long after I’m dead…”The beat faded into perfect silence. Jaylen grinned. “That’s the one.” He echoed at once. DeShawn slapped the soundboard in a very harsh way. “Man, this track is the rebirth. The whole city gon’ vibe with this.”But when they played it back, Jaylen’s smile froze.The speakers hissed and then spewed what Jaylen hadn't recorded. “Burn the city, spill their blood,Take the children, drag through mud.Violence is gospel, rage is law,Follow Jaylen, break their jaw.”Jaylen’s blood ran cold within him. His voice was twisted, mangled and dripping with hate. DeShawn jumped back, his face froze. “What the hell? no, that ain’t you!” The System
Chapter 101: The Poisoned Pen
The morning after the sniper chaos, Jaylen woke to silence. There were no fan chants outside his hotel, no reporters waiting for a quote, it was only the hum of sound from the static television. He rolled over and grabbed his phone.The screen bled with headlines. Even Jaylen couldn't hold his surprise. “Jaylen Cruz Secret Arrest Record Surfaces.”“Falsified Contracts: Did the Rising Star Cheat His Way Up?”“Paternity Suits Filed, Three Women Claim Jaylen as Absent Father.”'Huh, what's this shit again?' His chest tightened. He made a single scroll down the feed, and the poison spread deeper. Fake mugshots, fake screenshots of contracts, and edited clips of him supposedly arguing with the police. Each one slick, polished and impossible to trace at first glance.The System chimed coldly in his vision,“New Narrative Detected: Fabricated Scandal Surge. Source Analysis: 92% match – Helena Crowe. Risk Level: CRITICAL.”Jaylen slammed his fist against the nightstand. “Helena again. She w
Chapter 100: Crosshairs
The red dot on Jaylen’s chest glowed like a curse. Time slowed, the noise of the riot around him collapsed into a suffocating silence.Then…. CRACK!The shot tore the night open.Screams erupted from the crowd watching the moment. Police hit the ground with their shields up. Jaylen’s security detail rushed forward, yelling his name. Cameras jerked wildly as livestreams caught the chaos.The System flared urgent in Jaylen’s vision,“Hostile Projectile Fired. Trajectory: High-Velocity Round. IMPACT: 0.7 seconds.”Jaylen’s body moved before thought. He dove left, shoulder hitting asphalt and the bullet shredding a parking sign where his head had been. Shards of metal rained down, sparking like fireworks.The crowd shrieked.“SNIPER!”“They’re trying to kill him!”“Run!”Sirens blared louder as cops scrambled for cover.DeShawn’s voice roared from somewhere behind, “Get him inside, NOW!”But Jaylen wasn’t moving back. He forced himself to his feet with his chest heaving. His hands shook,
Chapter 99: Streets of Fire
The glow of Madison Square Garden still pulsed in Jaylen’s veins. The night had been his most glorious yet he had stood where legends fell. Taking Lazarus Payne’s challenge, and had walked out triumphant. His hotel suite glittered with champagne bottles, congratulatory texts, and the buzz of celebration. His crew laughed, his fans online erupted, and for a rare moment, Jaylen allowed himself to breathe.But his peace was short-lived.The System’s screen flickered red above his vision.“Alert: City Narrative Manipulated. Source: Creed Network. Recommended Action: Stay Alert.”Jaylen frowned, lowering the glass in his hand. The sound of sirens drifted faintly through the windows. A vibration hit his phone.“Yo, you seeing this?” his manager DeShawn muttered, flipping the screen. Social feeds blazed with chaos as videos of masked gangs setting cars ablaze, clashing with NYPD in the streets below. Headlines screamed, “JAYLEN RIOT: YOUTH REVOLT OUTSIDE HIS HOTEL!”His jaw tightened. “They
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