Cinderfall City had become a completely ruined city.
The light from the mag-lev trains was nowhere to be found. The bright, glowing ads that covered the sides of skyscrapers were dark. The only lights were the moving beams of the Syndicate VTOLs and the red glow of military checkpoints.
Clank. Clank. Clank.
It was the sound of robotic Syndicate soldiers marching together through the empty streets. Their metallic bodies shining under the searchlights.
Two people moved quietly through a dark alley with their faces covered by the hoods of their rough cloaks.
"Every major road is blocked," Seraph whispered, her voice low. She hid herself behind a brick wall as a patrol group marched past the alley entrance. "They have the city locked down tight."
Draven growled, making a tight fist under his cloak. "Then we break through. Find a safe house. The Academy has dozens."
