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's Eclipse form blazes brighter, incinerating the dragon. He confronts the Broker atop the tower.

The Broker (desperate): "You don't understand! I'm doing this for us!"

Liam (cold): "No. You're doing this for you."

He destroys the Eclipse Core, shattering the Veil's hold on reality. The Broker falls, his body dissolving into light.

The city awakens to a new dawn. Liam's scar fades, but the Veil Shard remains—a reminder of his power and burden.

A child in the slums sketches a glowing crescent on a wall. The screen glitches. Somewhere, code stirs…

Chapter 20: Dawn of the Veil