Chapter 3
X wandered around a courtyard at the back of the hotel, dodging overgrown weeds and wildflowers, stepping around cracked cement and almost stumbling into an empty swimming pool. The setting sun lit up the horizon with fiery pink and orange ribbons. Dust and smoke hung in the air, remnants of a nearby fire that had finished its course. The skyline of ruined buildings glowed in the sunset. He wondered who and what was inside the buildings.
He had tried to cycle through his memory chip while he was on the train, but the constant threats of danger prevented him from getting very far. He had expected danger, but not so much of it. Not so many unpredictable scenarios.
It was easy to forget that he had his memories back at all, something he had fought hard for. Finally he had the tim
