the obsidian proxy
It was a digital tapestry of destruction.
At the center of the room, behind a desk carved from a single slab of black obsidian, sat Marcus Thorne. He was impeccably dressed in a tailored suit, the picture of quiet, thoughtful power, yet his eyes held a manic gleam—the culmination of a decade spent in the abyss, acting as the shadow ruler of the world.
He was flanked by the only physical defense: two large, silent, humanoid figures, sleek and chrome, standing motionless. Not men, but high-grade combat androids, the pinnacle of Thorne Corp’s undocumented military robotics program.