Chapter 100: The Start of Something New

Before them, the metropolitan skyline extended indefinitely, the tall glass towers glowing golden in the early rays of morning. The world appeared nearly tranquil from Ethan's penthouse balcony—too tranquil, considering everything that had transpired. It was a calm that was both reassuring and disturbing, the type of silence that comes after a storm.

Lily stood with her arms encircling her body and her eyes focused on the horizon. She couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about the battles, the betrayals, and the persistent terror that each breath would be her last every time she closed her eyes. She experienced a strange sensation of emptiness now that it had ended.

There were others besides her.