Chapter 21 - A Mysterious Warning Flashes Across American Digital Screens

Suddenly, every digital billboard and smartphone screen across the entire American eastern seaboard flickered simultaneously.
The glowing displays went pitch black for three agonizing seconds before a single sentence flashed across the nation in blood-red text:
“The game is only just beginning, Brandon Sterling... and we hold the master key to your entire global empire.”
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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Brandon stood by his floor-to-ceiling study window, watching the glowing red letters reflect calmly in his dark, unblinking eyes.
He slowly reached out, pressing the master security lock button on his desk as a confident, unyielding smile touched his lips.