Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Warning Flashes Across City Screens

Suddenly, every digital billboard and smartphone screen across the entire Manhattan financial district flickered simultaneously.
The glowing displays went pitch black for three agonizing seconds before a single sentence flashed across the city in blood-red text:
“The game is only just beginning, Ethan and Chloe... and we hold the master key to your entire future.”
Pedestrians stopped dead in their tracks on the crowded sidewalks below, staring up at the monolithic towers in sudden, breathless awe.
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Chloe stood by her apartment window, watching the glowing red letters reflect calmly in her dark, unblinking eyes.
She slowly reached out, wrapping her hand securely around Ethan’s palm as a confident, unyielding smile touched her lips.