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Predator vs. Phoenix
The penthouse suite Mavis rents under a false name isn't as luxurious as Phoenix Tower was, but it's secure. Twenty-third floor, reinforced doors, three exit routes he's already mapped in his head. The windows face east, giving him a view of the harbor and the rising sun painting the water in shades of copper and gold.He sits at the dining table with his laptop open, three burner phones arranged beside it. His shoulder is bandaged now, the bullet graze cleaned and wrapped. The bruises on his ribs have darkened, but the pain is manageable.Sleep can wait. Right now, he needs information.The System chimes softly:[Mission Update: Establish Market Dominance.][Target Identified: Helix Industries.][Acquisition Probability: 91%.][Projected Timeline: 5-7 days.]Helix Industries. Mid-sized tech manufacturer, struggling with debt after a failed product launch. Their stock has been falling steadily for six months. Perfect target for someone looking to acquire assets on the cheap, strip wha
The King's Proposition
The SUV has the smell of cigarettes.Mavis sits in the back seat, wedged between two of Vik'ki's soldiers. Both men are built like refrigerators, shoulders so broad they press against him from either side. The lieutenant rides shotgun, occasionally glancing back through the rearview mirror with that same easy grin.Nobody speaks.The city slides past the tinted windows in streaks of neon and shadow. They leave the motel district behind, heading west toward the docks. The buildings grow older, more industrial. Warehouses with broken windows. Chain-link fences topped with razor wire. This is Vik'ki's territory, where legitimate business fears to tread.Mavis keeps his breathing steady, his hands resting casually on his thighs. The System hums quietly in his mind, tracking the route, calculating escape probabilities that keep dropping with every mile.[Survival Rate if Hostile: 23%.][Recommendation: Assess situation before engaging.]Twenty minutes later, they pull up to Pier 47.The wa
Temporary Shelter
Mavis povThe motel is exactly what Mavis needs. It's cheap, anonymous, and far enough from the financial district that no one will think to look for him here.He pays cash at the front desk, using a name he invented on the spot. The clerk barely glances up from his phone, just slides a key across the counter with grease-stained fingers. Room 214. Second floor. The stairs creak under Mavis's weight as he climbs, each step sending fresh pain through his bruised ribs.The room smells like old cigarettes and industrial cleaner, attempting to hide decades of neglect. Stained carpet, Flowery bedspread that's seen better years. A television attacked to the dresser like someone might actually want to steal it. Water stains spread on the ceiling in patterns that look almost plannedMavis locks the door behind him, engaging both the deadbolt and the chain. He sets his gun on the nightstand within easy reach, then moves toward the bathroom.The fluorescent light flickers twice before staying
Corporate Predator
Mandy Moore PovThe office is silent except for the soft hum of air conditioning.Mandy Moore stands at the floor-to-ceiling windows of her corner office, forty stories above New Harbor's waterfront. The harbor spreads below like a sheet of dark glass, reflecting the city lights in fractured patterns. Morning sun bleeds orange and gold across the horizon, painting the water in colors that will disappear within the hour.She holds a crystal tumbler of sparkling water, ice cubes clinking softly as she shifts her weight. Her reflection stares back from the window—sharp features, high cheekbones, dark hair pulled into a severe bun that doesn't allow a single strand out of place. Her designer suit is charcoal gray, tailored perfectly to her frame.On the television mounted to the wall behind her desk, news footage plays on mute. Phoenix Tower burning, flames pouring from the top floor, emergency vehicles swarming like insects. The banner scrolling across the bottom reads: "MYSTERY EXPLOSIO
The Underworld King
Vik'ki Don Pov The club pulses with life even at this ungodly hour.Vik'ki Don sits in his private office above the main floor, where bass vibrates through the walls like a living heartbeat. The room is dimly lit, smoke curling lazily from an ashtray on the desk. Outside his reinforced door, bodies move to music they can barely hear over their own shouting, drowning themselves in liquor, powder and flesh.The Westside never sleeps, it's what keeps him rich.He leans back in his leather chair, eyes fixed on the wall-mounted television. The screen glows with footage from a news helicopter—Phoenix Tower burning against the dawn sky, flames licking out of shattered windows on the top floor. Emergency vehicles cluster below like toys, their lights painting the street in alternating red and blue.Vik'ki takes a slow sip of whiskey, the liquid burning smooth down his throat. The news anchor babbles about suspected gas leaks and ongoing investigations, but Vik'ki knows exactly what happened
Ashes and Answers
The beeping is getting faster. Mavis stands in the center of his destroyed penthouse, surrounded by bodies and blinking red lights. The shaped charges pulse in rhythm, the countdown stands at Thirty seconds. The elevator doors have already closed. The woman from Mandy's team is gone, the wounded operative has dragged himself through the service entrance leaving a trail of blood behind. Mavis is alone, his mind races through options. The stairwell is too far.The elevator won't come back in time, running won't save him. The System calculates survival probabilities in cold blue numbers: [Escape via stairwell: 12% survival rate.] [Remain in location: 0% survival rate.] [Alternative route detected...] Mavis's eyes snap to the floor-to-ceiling windows. Reinforced glass, designed to withstand hurricanes, but shaped charges placed correctly could blow them outward, and if he times it right... [Twenty seconds.] He makes a move. The woman's body lies near the elevator, two neat holes
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