Sen De La

Under the protection of the Nine Dragons, corrupt officials, greedy corporations, and powerful criminal networks thrived. The Stars and their allies must navigate a world dominated by the Syndicate, where every move against them feels like it's made under the ever-watchful eye of the dragon.
Yet behind the Syndicate’s seemingly impenetrable power, cracks begin to form. Internal power struggles have been settled, and a new generation of successors has risen. But the world is not prepared for what comes next.
As rebellion brews quietly beneath the shadows, a hidden card is played—the ACE of Spades—a covert operation that unknowingly sets the foundation for The Phoenix Project, a global agenda that seeks to burn down the old world and rise anew from its ashes.
The new successors of the Nine Dragons are not just inheritors of legacy; they are architects of chaos. With the precision of visionaries and the ruthlessness of warlords, they manipulate economies, disrupt ecosystems, and infiltrate governments. Their ambitions no longer stop at Southeast Asia—they aim to shape the very future of humanity.
Beneath the dragon’s wing, the world appears calm. But the Stars know better:
This is not the end of the old order.
It is the beginning of something far more dangerous.

The Rise of the Nine Dragons - Under the Dragon's Wings

The city pulsed with the quiet hum of secrets. In the dim glow of her makeshift command center, Thalia scrolled through layers of encrypted messages, her mind weaving patterns where others saw only static. 


The whispers had been growing louder—Mei Ling’s grip on the Nine Dragons was faltering. And someone, somewhere, was making sure it happened. 


Putri leaned over her shoulder, her gaze sharp. "Another sabotage report. This time, a forged directive ordering the withdrawal of funds from one of her key accounts. Someone’s pulling her strings, forcing her to react." 


Thalia exhaled, pushing her hair back as she studied the files. This wasn’t the Resistance’s doing. And it wasn’t just incompetence within the Nine Dragons. This was calculated. Someone wanted Mei Ling unstable. 


"If they’re sabotaging her," Putri mused, "they either want her out of power… or they want her desperate." 


Thalia’s eyes narrowed. "Desperate people make mistakes." 


The Watchers in the Shadows