Black Tower — Ballroom, 11:57 PM
The masked ball was nearly perfect.
Laughter. Lust. Deals whispered over glasses worth more than most families made in a year.
But three minutes before midnight — a man arrived.
No invite. No background.
Just a black suit. Ivory mask. And a coin with Damon's insignia engraved in red.
System Alert: Unknown Entity Detected
– Aura classification: "Null Presence"
– Skill Match: SpecOps Tier
– Weapon Signature: Hidden — Custom ceramic blade with toxin coating
Target: Not you… but someone close.
Across the Room – ARCHAIOS Pulse Check
The AI scanned every movement.
"Analysis complete.
He is here for Arielle Vaughn.
Reason: She was once involved in a fatal accident that killed the son of Alonzo DuMont — the French underground arms magnate."
New Enemy Introduced: Alonzo DuMont
– Code Name: The Chamberlord
– Controls 70% of European black-market weapon funnels
– Net Worth: $9.1 Billion (Untraceable)
– Reason for targeting: Revenge. Pride. War.
– Status: Open declaration against Damon is imminent
Damon Moves First
He didn't wait.
He walked across the room, calm. Black silk suit shining under the light. Eyes on the ivory mask.
And without a word — he threw a drink in the man's face.
The assassin reached for his hidden blade.
Too slow.
Damon broke his wrist. Disarmed him. Slammed his face through the ice bucket.
Music stopped.
Blood hit the marble.
Everyone froze.
"Let that be the first lesson," Damon said, turning to the room.
"I am not to be touched."
"And no one under my roof… dies without my permission."
System Update: Fear Index Maxed – Region: East Coast + European Underground
– Phantom's public fear level increased by 33%
– DuMont Family responds within 72 hours
– Arielle Loyalty: +15%
Bonus Triggered: "Sovereign Silence"
→ In any public confrontation where you show dominance, all enemies present suffer influence penalties for 48 hours
Meanwhile — FBI Operations HQ (Virginia Black Site)
Agent Dorsey watched it all on an encrypted feed from a mole inside the party.
"He's too clean," the tech analyst muttered.
"Runs an empire, murders an assassin on live feed… and the room still applauds?"
Dorsey: "We don't bring him in."
Analyst: "Then what do we do?"
Dorsey leaned in.
"We unleash something worse."
New Threat Introduced: FBI Black Unit – Task Force NEXUS
– Purpose: Target non-traceable empires using global blackmail, tech warfare, and false-flag ops
– Objective: Turn Damon Black's power into proof of guilt
– Tactic: Frame. Expose. Collapse.
Final Scene — Rooftop, 1:20 AM
Elina pressed a kiss to Damon's neck.
"You ever get tired of being the most dangerous man in every room?"
He looked at her, eyes calm.
"No.
But sometimes I get tired of pretending I'm not."