Phantom Moves

The fire raged for hours, engulfing the New Dragons' warehouse in an inferno that left nothing but ash and uncertainty. To the outside world, it seemed like an accident—a tragic mishap caused by faulty wiring or negligence. But to those who understood the stakes, it was something far more dangerous.

The Resistance suspected the Old Dragons. The Old Dragons blamed the New Dragons' own incompetence. The New Dragons saw the Resistance’s hand in the destruction. Yet, none of them had orchestrated the event. Someone unseen had pulled the strings, and in the chaos, that hidden force reaped the rewards.

Across the city, Thalia and Putri pored over intercepted Nine Dragons communications, searching for any sign of who might have set the fire. They found something far worse.

A pattern.