The fallout from Jhon Gray's daring strike against the Obsidian Order rippled across the global stage. Their previously impenetrable operations were now exposed, their influence destabilized. But Jhon knew that an organization as vast and cunning as the Order wouldn't remain on the defensive for long. They would regroup, adapt, and retaliate.
What Jhon didn't know was how soon that retaliation would come—or how personal it would be.
A Sudden Silence
The first sign of the Order's counterstrike was subtle. Key communications channels went dark, encrypted networks that Jhon and his team relied on for intelligence suddenly inaccessible. Sophia Devereux was the first to notice.
"They're severing ties," she said, her tone grim. "Cutting us off from our sources before we can strike again."
