Nine Dragons Frame the Coalition

The fires had barely died when the first news reports hit. “Breaking: Biochemical Research Facility Targeted by Terrorists—Environmental Extremists Suspected.”

The footage was crisp, almost too perfect. Security camera angles showed masked figures moving through the lab before the explosion. Heavily edited clips of past protests spliced in David’s face, his passionate speeches twisted into something sinister. A grainy, manipulated image even seemed to place Eka near the blast zone. The Nine Dragons had been prepared.