Chapter 2 - The Steel Cage.
Panic is a slow poison that suddenly becomes a raging fire.
For three agonizing seconds, the syndicate members merely stared at the reinforced doors.
Then, the realization set in.
The blue-suited man rushed the exit, slamming his fists against the impenetrable steel.
"Open this door!" he screamed, his sophisticated veneer instantly shattering.
Elara remained perfectly still in the center of the chaos, a predator watching her prey realize they were in a pen.
The lights flickered and died, plunging the opulent room into total darkness.
Screams erupted from the socialites and crime lords as the luxury space became a tomb.
Emergency red lighting flared to life seconds later, bathing the room in a bloody glow.
"Kill her!" someone shouted from the back of the room.
Five armed guards stepped forward, raising their suppressed weapons toward Elara.
Before a single trigger could be pulled, the floor-to-ceiling windows shattered inward.
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Rappelling lines dropped from the night sky, and black-clad figures swung through the breaking glass.
The extraction team had arrived.
