"Disperse or face immediate arrest."
The police captain slammed his hand against the armored transport vehicle. His mechanical bullhorn amplified the threat across the freezing Seattle plaza.
Jace stood his ground in the pouring rain. A hundred thousand fans stood shoulder to shoulder behind the esports captain. They did not retreat a single inch.
The riot police gripped their heavy polycarbonate shields. They swept bright tactical flashlights over the dense crowd. They had direct orders from the Elysium Summit to unplug the sovereign broadcast.
"Find the staging equipment," the police captain ordered his squad. "Locate the primary amplifiers and cut the generator cables."
The armed officers pushed into the mob. They looked for towering stacks of heavy speakers. They searched for thic
