Tag: Azeez Aregbesola

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....

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....

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...

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...