the obsidian proxy
he needed to ensure he had the tools to understand the sacrifice.
Elias slipped out of the bed, moving with the preternatural silence of a trained operative, the expensive silk sheets a profound and painful contrast to the cold, lethal reality of his mission. he went to the window, watching the city lights, the seconds ticking down with relentless cruelty. The skyline was a tapestry of illuminated windows, each one a story, a life unfolding in parallel to his own. he wondered how many of those lives would be affected by the events of the night.