LOGINThe Cathedral of St. Jude was bathed in a light so pure it felt like a judgment. Today was the day of the Royal Investiture, the moment Leo Draven would officially become the Protector of the Realm. Thousands gathered outside, their cheers muffled by the thick, ancient stone walls, while the high
The weeks following the "Great Glitch"—as the official palace records called it—were the most delicate in the history of the realm. While the public celebrated a swift recovery of the kingdom’s infrastructure, the Draven estate became a high-security sanctuary for a population that didn't officially
The North Wing of the palace was a place of soft carpets and muted sunlight, designed to be a sanctuary for the future of the realm. But as the Dravens sprinted through the gilded corridors, it felt like a labyrinth of ice. The silence here was worse than the screaming of the machines in the High Co
The High Court chamber, usually a sanctuary of measured speech and ancient law, became a slaughterhouse of chrome and code. The grey smoke was so thick that the only things visible were the glowing blue optics of the Twelve Judges. "Lucien, get down!" Kaiser’s voice boomed over the hiss of the gren
The surface of the harbor was a churning cauldron of black grease and freezing foam. Kaiser, Izora, and Caspian collapsed onto the swaying deck of the salvage barge, the massive crane still groaning under the tension of the warehouse roof it had just ripped away. "Leo!" Izora scrambled to the edge
Benedict paused by the tall window, the rain casting streaks across his reflection. He stared at himself, at the monster he had willingly become, and smiled. Monsters did not regret. Monsters survived. Let her mother protect her now, he thought, a sneer tugging at his lips. Let her husband shield
Izora narrowed her eyes, her brows knitting together. “Wait… that’s not..” “That’s not Unity,” Enoch finished sharply, leaning closer. His voice had dropped into something cold, analytical. He paused the video with a quick tap. Frame frozen. The camera caught a moment just before the fall. The f
The explosion had reverberated like a war drum through the estate. It was the deepest, loudest, most awful thing you everheard. The paintings on the walls and the bones of the mansion shook with the thunder. Up above, chandeliers trembled and beads of glass rang out like klaxons. The air itself fel
> UNITY-ALT-FREQ: ONLINE > AUTH CODE: VERIFIED > TARGET LOCK: ENGAGED And deep inside the system… a camera feed activated. Watching. Recording. And in the corner of that black screen, two figures sat. Izora’s hand in his. Kaiser bleeding, but upright. Both were unaware that the second betra
That was real. And just as she tried to steady her breath. The door opened. She startled slightly and looked up. Kaiser stepped into the room, wearing a soft black shirt and tailored charcoal slacks. His hair was still damp from a shower, and in his hands, he carried a silver tray with a plate o







