Amid the rising clamor of a campaign season gaining momentum, Michael Bennett and his team felt the first tremor of an invisible force that had long remained hidden. As Michael prepared for his debut public debate, a massive cyberattack crippled the city’s entire digital infrastructure. Lights went out in several areas, traffic ground to a halt, and every public screen displayed a terrifying symbol: the emblem of The Syndicate. This wasn’t just a disruption—it was a declaration of war from an entity older than darkness itself. Michael realized that this first debate would no longer be about rhetoric, but about the courage to stand amidst chaos, to test his command of issues under the shadow of real terror.
Michael was in the dressing room, his shirt neatly fastened, when Finn’s phone erup
