The Black Ice Gambit

Felix’s Condition Deteriorates—Is He Becoming the Phoenix?

A hidden underground medical lab in Jakarta. The air was thick with the scent of antiseptic and sweat. Overhead, dim fluorescent lights flickered, casting sickly green shadows across the sterile metal walls. The hum of medical equipment filled the room, punctuated only by the erratic beeping of the biometric monitor.

Felix lay on the examination table, restrained by reinforced straps that strained against his convulsing body. His breaths came in sharp, ragged gasps, and sweat drenched his forehead. Beneath his skin, strange patterns pulsed—his veins glowing faintly, shifting like molten gold.

Eka stood at the console, fingers flying across the keyboard. She cursed under her breath as the readings spiked again. “Vitals are unstable—pulse over 180, temperature rising. This isn’t normal.”