The night draped a heavy blanket of tension over Varenya, as if the city itself was bracing for an impending event.
It was well after midnight, and silence reigned over most of Dominion Sanctum. The moon was absent from the sky, leaving the streets cloaked in darkness, with the towering structures standing guard like shadows.
The only exception was the Osborn Financial Core Tower, which emitted a constant, reassuring glow.
Inside, rows of servers emitted a cool blue light, handling every facet of the Osborn payment network, managing requests, tracking transactions, and serving as the empire's financial backbone.
But tonight, that backbone would undergo a serious challenge.
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At 1:14 AM, the first sign of trouble emerged.
It was just a brief flicker,insignificant and nearly invisible.
