The world was left in a state of shock following the devastating missile strike.
Megrale's national leaders and global authorities scrambled to make sense of the disaster.
The official narrative quickly solidified: the missile attack was attributed to a rogue faction, a last-ditch attempt by Victor Aller to ensure his legacy, even in death.
However, the true story was far more convoluted.
Amid the ruins, the elusive Victor Aller was neither dead nor alive in the conventional sense.
After the missile's impact had created a maelstrom of destruction, his body wasn't left there, yet he hadn't died either.
Unknowingly, the world became vulnerable to the remnants of Victor's shadowy network.
His subordinates were now more determined than ever to see their fallen leader's vision come to fruition.
At the global level, the mystery of Victor Aller remained unresolved yet the official story had already painted him as a terrorist.
