Chapter 601: Storm in the Capital

The air in the heart of the nation's power was heavy, thick with the silence that precedes a cataclysm. Inside the most secure office in the country, the leader sat behind a large redwood desk, his face a mask of stone. The only light came from a single encrypted monitor, its cold glow casting long, dancing shadows on the walls, making the calligraphy scrolls and national emblems seem like relics of a more naive time. On the screen was a file, a digital dossier so damning it could shatter the...