The message came at three o'clock in the morning. It wasn't a text or an email. It was a single gold coin left on Rex’s desk inside the central tower. The coin was a symbol of a snake eating its own tail.
Rex picked up the coin. He felt its weight. This wasn't from the "Old Guard" bankers. This was from someone much older and much more dangerous.
"Luna, wake up," he said.
A moment later, Luna’s face appeared on a floating screen. She looked tired but sharp and said, "I see the security footage, Rex. No one entered your room. The coin just… appeared."
"A ghost in the system," Rex muttered. "They are calling for a meeting."
Rex didn't need to plan a secret mission this time. He was no longer just a soldier; he was the center of the world's gravity. He sat at his terminal and typed a sin
