2026-08-02 18:27:31The wall behind us gave way in a wall of fire, throwing us through the door of the loading dock. We hit the wet pavement of the narrow alley together, tumbling through broken glass and loose gravel.
Above us, the roof of the warehouse caved in with a roar. Thick gray smoke filled the alley, blinding me and making my chest burn with every breath.
I rolled onto my back, cl
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The Price of Treason
The cold metal of the dagger pressed against my throat, and I didn't even blink.If there was one thing I learned after the System tore the old world apart, it was this: fear gets you killed faster than a monster's teeth. In the new world of Zindaba, power was the only currency that mattered. If you didn't have it, you were just food for the high-tier beasts or a stepping stone for the nobles."Give me the key, Amarachi," Tobenna said. His voice was steady, but I could hear the tiny tremor in his breath. He was nervous. Good. A nervous man makes mistakes."You really think you can take it from me?" I asked, looking him straight in the eyes. I didn't reach for my own blade. I didn't panic. I just let him see the complete lack of fear in my expression."I don't want to hur
The Price of Blood
The sight of Lord Marcus on the monitor made my stomach twist into a hard knot. Five years ago, I thought my father was killed by a rogue syndicate boss. Now, looking at the signatures in the ledger, I knew the truth. Lord Marcus and Councilman Vance were two halves of the same blade that slaughtered my family.In this city, the upper ring was built on bodies. The noble families liked to act like civilized royalty, but they were just glorified gangsters in designer suits. My father was a man from the lower ring who tried to build an open trade network to break their monopoly. They killed him to keep us starving.I looked at Julian. The color had completely drained from his face. He stared at his father’s image on the small screen, his fingers clutching the edge of the steel table so hard his knuckles turned white.
An Unholy Alliance
The wall behind us gave way in a wall of fire, throwing us through the door of the loading dock. We hit the wet pavement of the narrow alley together, tumbling through broken glass and loose gravel.Above us, the roof of the warehouse caved in with a roar. Thick gray smoke filled the alley, blinding me and making my chest burn with every breath.I rolled onto my back, clutching Councilman Vance's ledger against my ribs like it was made of pure gold. My body ached, my left knee was throbbing, and blood mixed with soot ran down my forehead. But I was holding the evidence. Five years of waiting, surviving on scraps in the lower ring of the city, and playing dead, it was all in this stained notebook.In this city, power was divided by concrete walls and money. The lower ring was where street gangs and broken families st
The Mask Falls
The red laser dot rested right over my chest like a blood stain. Julian tackled me to the ground a fraction of a second before a bullet tore through the air where my head had been, punching a hole into the metal wall behind us.Sparks flew from the ceiling lights as gunfire erupted from the upper catwalks. The warehouse had turned into a trap."Stay low," Julian told me, his arm shielding my head as dust rained down on us."I can handle myself," I told him, grabbing a fallen pistol from the floor beside a crate.In this city, the law belonged to whoever had the most guns and the deepest pockets. The High Council ruled the top tier, while syndicate bosses fought over the crumbs below. My father had trusted their rules, and it got him six feet underground. I had learned ea
A Trade Written in Blood
The sharp tip of the knife pressed into my neck, just enough to break the skin. Warm blood trickled down my collarbone, but I did not flinch."One more step and I slit her throat," Victor said. His voice was tight, high-pitched with panic.Across the dimly lit warehouse, Julian stopped. His dark eyes locked onto mine first, checking the red line on my skin, before sliding over to Victor. The air in the room grew heavy. Julian did not look angry. He looked cold, like a man who had already decided how Victor was going to die."You are making a mistake, Victor," Julian said softly. He took off his black leather gloves, slowly pulling them from his fingers one by one. "You think holding Nora gives you leverage. It only guarantees you will not leave this room alive.""Shut up
The Price of Blood
The heavy iron blade came down like a falling mountain. Chief Segun did not care that Amarachi was just a fourteen-year-old girl. He wanted the purple core inside her chest, and he was ready to chop her in half to get it.I did not think. I did not check my system numbers. I just threw my body into the space between his giant sword and my sister.SLASH!The edge of the black sword cut deep into my left thigh. The heat from the blade burned my skin instantly, turning the flesh gray. A loud scream tore out of my throat as I fell hard onto the concrete. Blood spurted out, hot and fast, soaking my torn pants."Tobe!" Amarachi cried out.For the first time since the purple core took over her mind, her voice sounded like my little sister again. The blinding purple light in her eyes flickered and died, replaced by pure terror. She dropped to her knees beside me, her hands shaking as she tried to press down on my bleeding leg."You idiot," Chief Segun sneered, stepping over my pooling blood.
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