8 The Auditor didn’t move like a man; he moved like a frame-rate error. Every step was a stutter in reality, his liquid-graphene suit absorbing the orange emergency light of the den until he looked like a hole cut into the world. “Richard Uche Collins,” the Auditor repeated, his voice a synthesized harmony that...
Replay – 7
7 Richard’s hand trembled over the console, a rare physical manifestation of his internal collapse. His IQ was showing him the math of murder: to save the city from the permanent “Perfect Handshake,” he had to overload the clinic’s central nervous system. The “Ghosters” weren’t just victims; they were the conductors. If he sent...
Replay – 6
6 Jax was a whirlwind of destruction on the other side. He fired the Sound Cannon at point-blank range into the second Sentinel. The sonic blast didn’t just push the man back; it vibrated his internal organs until they reached a frequency the human body couldn’t sustain. The Sentinel’s chest cavity collapsed inward, and...
Replay – 5
5 The air in the safehouse suddenly ionized, smelling of burnt ozone and expensive cologne as the holographic emitters hissed to life. The holographic projection of Arthur Dekker shimmered into existence, towering ten feet tall, a digital titan radiating a cold, corporate omnipotence that seemed to push the very walls of the room outward....
Replay – 4
4 Richard was ripped out of the vision, gasping for air as if he had just breached the surface of a frozen lake. His face was slick with tears and cold sweat, his heart hammering a frantic rhythm against his ribs, 160 beats per minute. On his monitor, the red warning had finally transitioned....
Replay – 3
3 Hours later, Richard sat in the precinct under the buzzing lights. Detective Morales stared at him, his face a mask of bureaucratic indifference. “A drug deal gone wrong, Mr. Collins. Adrenaline makes you see ghosts. No tentacles. No green smoke. Just a bunch of K-9 punks killing each other.” “I saw a man...
Replay – 2
2 Richard Uche Collins woke exactly four seconds before his alarm, his chest tight and his mind buzzing with the dissonant electricity of a manic spike. Outside, East Harlem pulsed with its familiar, mechanical chaos. It was a city defined by the “Perfect Handshake”, a seamless, blood-slicked agreement between the mega-corps. Above, the glass...
Replay – 1
Replay by Azeez Aregbesola Synopsis “Thrilling…non-stop action!”– Geek Digest “Intense pace, intricate plot, complex characters…” – Bookause Reviews In the future, one corporation controls everything… even your memories. Meridian’s miracle drug, Replay, lets you relive your happiest moments in perfect detail and delete the ones you’d rather forget. The world calls it freedom. Meridian calls...
The Other Queen – 10
10 The sun began to set, casting a long, bloody shadow from the Ivory Gates across the plain. The air was thick with the acrid stench of Getti-fire and the copper tang of fresh blood. The initial “Storm of Steel” had ended, not because the Abunkha had retreated, but because Bhusa’s engineers had finally...
The Other Queen – 9
9 The trap was wide open. All Oshin had to do was take the final step. The tension at the White Pillars has reached the snapping point. The “caravan” of silk-clad women and elderly guards enters the narrowest part of the pass, their colourful robes swirling in the mountain breeze. From his high vantage...