Lizbeth_Williams

In a decaying city where the powerful prey on the powerless, *Liam Carter*—a broke janitor with nothing but a mop and a mountain of debt—discovers a tattered journal in the trash. Its pages, scrawled by a homeless man named *Old Joe*, hold brutal truths: *“Fear is fuel. Pain is a teacher. And even the weakest can burn empires.”*  

When Liam’s younger sister *Mia*—chronically ill and running out of time—becomes collateral in a corrupt politician’s scheme, he has two choices: die quietly or fight dirtier. Armed with guerrilla tactics from Old Joe’s journal and a **survival instinct** sharpened by desperation, Liam wages war against the **Iron Fist Gang**, their billionaire puppeteers, and the broken system that wants him dead.  

But survival has a cost. Every victory leaves scars. Every ally—a cynical nurse, a retired boxer, a hacker teen—demands loyalty Liam isn’t sure he can give. And as he rises from janitor to folk hero, Liam must answer the question haunting Old Joe’s journal:  
“Will you be a spark… or the wildfire that consumes everything?”

From Dust to Dawn

Liam collapsed in an alley, ribs screaming. Elena dragged him into her clinic.

Elena (stitching his wound): "You're a fool. You'll get Mia killed."

Liam (gritting teeth): "I'm out of options."

Jax decoded the USB files—Senator Holt's drug trials on the homeless.

Jax: "Your sister's meds? They're part of the trial. Holt's covering up side effects."

Rosa's note fluttered to the floor: "They're coming. Run."

Cliffhanger:

Elena's hands shook. *"My father's name is all over these files."*

Chapter 8: The Fall