Chapter 136: The Shadow of Tomorrow

Weeks after the takedown, Alyssa and her team were hailed as heroes, but the celebrations felt hollow. She could sense that the deeper fractures Adrienne spoke of were still shifting beneath the surface of society. It was in the quieter moments that Alyssa felt the most unsettled, as if an invisible force lingered, waiting to strike.

In the heart of an undisclosed underground facility, a figure watched the same sunset Alyssa had, though from a distant location. They sat behind a screen displaying the old Dominion logo—the organization Adrienne had once spearheaded, believed to have been dismantled. On the screen, a message blinked ominously: "Phase Two: Initiation."

A soft chuckle echoed in the dark room. "Let them think they've won. They've only scratched the surface."