The acceleration of Magnus Marlowe’s timeline forced a strategic recalculation within The Obsidian Throne. Kaelen stood over the holographic projection of the Marlowe headquarters floor plans, his face reflecting the cool blue light of the schematics. Seraphina and the team waited, sensing the magnitude of the decision Kaelen was wrestling with.
The central conflict was immediate and profound: Exposure versus Intervention.
Kaelen’s entire revenge operation, the meticulous work of three years, relied on the element of surprise and the slow, inevitable collapse orchestrated by the dead man’s switch. Unmasking himself before the full execution would risk his life and, critically, compromise
