C76 The Price of Loyalty

Smoke curled up from the floor, drifting through the cracks of shattered crates and bullet holes.

The echo of gunfire still hung in the air, ghostly and hollow.

Riku walked forward, his black coat dragging over the debris, face unreadable under the flickering lights.

Every step was deliberate — slow, heavy, dangerous.

Keiji followed a few paces behind, silent, scanning the wreckage.

Bodies