Fox is a mindnet hacker, one of the best. He and fellow hackers work for a mysterious man known only as King, and they spend their time uncovering dangerous secrets and releasing them to the public.<br><br>Those who dig up trouble are bound to find it, and despite their best precautions, King is captured by an unknown government. While Fox and his team try desperately to find a way to free him, Fox meets another mysterious man who is only known by a number -- Seven. Seven works for the other side, but sometimes, uncovering secrets also raises doubts.<br><br>Fox and company need all the help they can get. Will Seven help them, and at what cost?

All the King's Men

Suddenly, the door behind them opened, and in walked King.


“Is it safe to come out yet?” he asked, looking around.


Karl’s seething mass froze in surprise, and in that instant, Fox picked out the centre of the storm and lunged. For a moment, he thought he had miscalculated as his body cut through the mist without resistance. Then, his forehead slammed into an immovable force, and he was hurtled straight into the middle of Karl’s domain.


He was still surrounded by mist, this time more of a silvery-grey, thicker and more benign. It floated in wisps around him, cool and slightly slick. Fox shivered.


“There won’t be anything here for you to find,” Karl said from all around him. “What makes you think I’ll make it easy to read my mind?”


“Oh, nothing,” Fox said, looking around. “I just have a tendency to get into places I’m not supposed to be and finding things no one wanted me to ever find.”


Fox ignored him and wandered farther into the mist.


Chapter 54