Imperial Crown Private War Room – Midnight
The cold glow of the digital war map lit up the darkened room, casting sharp shadows across Selina's determined face.
Selina stood in front of the massive screen, her fingers elegantly dancing across the holographic controls. Her eyes—sharp as a hawk—never blinked, never faltered, as she tracked every movement of the Silent King's global empire.
Damian sat behind her, his brows furrowed deeply. Despite his injuries, he couldn't take his eyes off her.
This wasn't the Selina he had once known.
This… was the woman who was about to rewrite history.
She had been pushed to the edge, broken into pieces. But every shattered fragment of her former self had now become a weapon. And she was ready to use them all.
Her mind moved like a master chess player—each thought a deadly knight, each word a swift and calculated queen's strike.
Scene Switch – The Silent King's Command Yacht
X stood at the helm of his floating fortress, staring at the encrypted message flashing on his tablet.
His smirk faded as the lines of code unraveled before him.
For the first time, his gloved hand clenched tightly into a fist, the veins along his wrist pulsing with barely contained fury.
How? How did she break through the unbreakable?
A single phrase flashed on the screen:
"Welcome to the real game, X. — Selina Jiang."
The message was a knife to his pride—sharp, precise, and merciless.
Scene Switch – Global Financial Markets (Live)
Selina took a deep breath, her voice calm and unwavering as she gave the final command.
"Execute Phase Zero."
Within minutes, the world's top financial institutions fell into chaos—frozen accounts, collapsing offshore funds, and secret empires crumbling from within.
The Silent King's carefully constructed web of power was burning… fast.
But just as Selina turned away from the screen, Damian's phone buzzed urgently.
A live video feed popped up.
The Silent King—his mask gone.
His face… horrifyingly familiar.
Selina's blood ran ice cold.
"You…" she whispered.
The screen glitched, and his final words echoed through the room.
"You may have won the battle, Selina. But are you ready… to lose the one thing you can't live without?"
The screen went black.
And somewhere far away—
A child's terrified cry echoed in the darkness.