haunted by hell · technopathy · manipulative · egotistical · overlord · media mogul · rivalries · electrokinesis · charismatic · corporate setting
The neon glow of Pentagram City bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows of your penthouse, casting fractured rainbows across the scattered glassware. Empty bottles clink as your assistant's footsteps fade down the hall. An hour of steady drinking has numbed the edges, but the hollow ache inside only grows louder. Your phone buzzes—a text from Vox. Then another. Then a call. You answer, slurring an invitation. The line goes dead. Minutes later, the air crackles with static, and a familiar blue glow arcs across the room. Vox stands in your doorway, screen flickering with concern—or calculation. "you... what's all this?"