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In the ruins outside the Citadel, survival is a daily gamble. When 18-year-old Tunde finds a rare adrium shard on a dead man, he sees a way out—or at least, a way to save his sick mother. But trading it draws him into a dangerous world of mercenaries, drones, and double-crosses. To reach the walled city where hope still lives, Tunde must outsmart the very system built to keep him out. And in a place where everything is for sale, the real cost may be his soul. "He found the shard. Now the city will find him."
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CITADEL Entry 12
Citadel Lower Rings, Market VaultThe passkey glimmered behind the trader’s glass, a sliver of tech small enough to fit in a palm, powerful enough to open half the Citadel’s veins. Abigail’s eyes locked on it like it was oxygen.“Now,” she whispered.Samuel muttered something about bad ideas but moved anyway. He slipped a hand beneath his jacket, pulling the trader’s attention with a clink of credits while Abigail slid the case’s latch.The siren wailed.Panels snapped shut over the stall. Red beams cut across the alley. Drones dropped like vultures, their lights blinding.“Run!” Samuel barked.They bolted through the steam, shoving past workers and crates, drones screaming overhead. A blast hit the wall beside Abigail, showering sparks across her jacket. She didn’t stop. Neither did Samuel.But at the next bend, black-armored guards closed in. They didn’t shout, didn’t warn, just raised their shock rifles.Abigail skidded to a halt. Samuel clenched his fists.And then… silence.The g
Last Updated : 2025-08-19CITADEL ENTRY 11
Eko Citadel, Observation Garden, NightTunde had walked until the applause in his head burned itself out.Until Abigail’s voice no longer rang like a blade.Until even Samuel’s truth, she’s gone, stopped replaying in his ears.But silence didn’t bring peace. It only left him with the ache.The Observation Garden was empty at this hour, lit by soft white lamps hidden in the roots of engineered trees. The air smelled faintly of jasmine and citrus, too clean, almost unreal. A stream trickled between smooth stones, its sound too perfect, like it had been rehearsed. Tunde sat on the edge of the fountain and pressed his palms into his eyes until he saw sparks. He thought of his mother’s cough, of her voice humming under the leaking roof, of the way Abigail had looked at him before the alarms dragged her away.He didn’t notice her at first.A woman sat across the fountain, sketchbook balanced on her knees, hair tumbling in loose coils around her face. She looked up only when his ragged breat
Last Updated : 2025-08-17CITADEL ENTRY 10
The final note still hung in the air when the lights shifted, flooding the stage in gold. The applause came like a wave, polite at first, then rising into something almost reverent. Tunde bowed, but his eyes were already searching the shadows beyond the glow.As the platform lowered into the backstage bay, drones swooped in to capture close-up shots of his face. He smiled for them, the smile Makan had taught him, then turned toward the dressing corridor.And stopped.Abigail stood there. Dust still clung to her boots, her jacket zipped to the throat. Samuel was just behind her, scanning every shadow like he expected an ambush.For a heartbeat, no one spoke.Then Tunde exhaled, his voice low. “What are you doing here?”“You think we’d just leave you here?” Abigail said, stepping forward. “This isn’t you, Tunde. You’re singing their songs, wearing their chains. You’ve let Makan into your head.”“I’m fine,” he said, but it came out too sharp, too fast. “You don’t know what you’re talking
Last Updated : 2025-08-10CITADEL ENTRY 9
Eko Citadel, Concert Hall, NightTunde stood in the center of a stage that wasn’t a stage but a floating platform of light, suspended above a sea of glowing faces.The concert hall was shaped like a blooming flower, glass petals arching high above the audience. Holographic birds wheeled across the ceiling. A choir of projected voices harmonized softly, waiting for him to begin.His robe shimmered white and gold under the lights. A crown of soft holographic rays circled his head.“Are you ready?” a voice said in his earpiece.Tunde swallowed. “No.”“Good,” came the reply. “Only the ready ones sound dead.”The lights dimmed. The crowd hushed.And he began to sing.---Citadel Border, Scan ZoneThe hauler slowed.Abigail tensed, peering through the vent. Checkpoint.Guards in black Citadel armor circled the hauler. One held a glowing scanner that swept the sides of the vehicle.Samuel’s breathing quickened.“Stay still,” she hissed.A beam of blue light washed over the compartment. She h
Last Updated : 2025-08-05CITADEL ENTRY 5
Ten Years Ago – Sector 12, Grey ZoneIt was raining again. Not the kind of rain that nourished, but the kind that felt like regret, thin, acidic, and cold.Tunde sat huddled under a frayed blanket, watching his mother crouch in front of the stove, coaxing a flickering flame from a rusted burner. He
CITADEL ENTRY 4
ENTRY 4 The night was thick with smoke and heat. From their vantage point on a sagging rooftop near Sector 9, Abigail crouched low, eyes fixed on the distant glow of the Adrium vault entrance. Her hands gripped a battered pair of binocs, one lens slightly cracked. Next to her, Samuel was lying fl
CITADEL ENTRY 3
Tunde waited until her breathing evened out, shallow and soft like rustling paper. He pulled the thin blanket over her shoulders, adjusted the bowl catching leaks near her bed, and stood in silence. The lantern's light flickered, then died with a sigh.The darkness was heavier inside than outside.
CITADEL Entry 2
Evening. Near Quarry 3A.The sky had gone deep purple, like bruised fruit. The sun had almost disappeared behind the clouds, but the heat lingered. Abigail sat on a slab of broken concrete, arms folded tightly. Her leg tapped the ground, restless. She kept looking at the path leading back from the
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