15 Miles: The Heist
Season 2: Shadows Rising
By Rapwizzy Debaron
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Chapter 58: Season 2 – Episode 1
New Threats, Old Ghosts
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The city still bore the fresh scars of the war waged beneath its streets. Streets once cracked from explosions were now freshly paved, and burned-out buildings hastily rebuilt, but the wounds ran deeper than concrete and steel.
In the shadows of the neon-lit skyline, something darker stirred. Lucian's empire wasn't fully crushed as the public believed. In the hidden depths of the city's forgotten underground, a new faction was rising — a ghostly legion known only as The Wraiths. They were armed with stolen technology, coded weapons, and a thirst for revenge that could bring the city to its knees once again.
Eve sat in the cramped, dimly lit command center of their safe house. Her fingers danced nervously over the holographic keyboard as encrypted lines of code streamed past her eyes. The data drive from the last mission had barely cooled in their possession, but already new threats loomed.
Julian stood near the cracked window, staring out at the city lights flickering through the rain. His face was grim, shadowed with fatigue and the heavy burden of leadership. Reese cleaned his weapon methodically, the metallic clicks echoing in the tense silence.
Suddenly, Eve's terminal beeped urgently. She leaned closer, reading the message flashing on her screen:
"They're coming back. The real war begins."
No signature. No origin. Just a warning.
Eve's voice was tight as she looked up at the others. "This message—it's encrypted with a protocol only Lucian's old network used. They're regrouping. The Wraiths — they're real. And they're organized."
Julian's jaw clenched. "We barely survived the last wave. If these Wraiths have Lucian's resources and are planning an attack, then we need to be ready for a full-scale war."
Reese's eyes narrowed. "I say we strike first. Hit their network, cut them off before they get a foothold."
Eve shook her head. "It's not that simple. We don't know their numbers or their weapons. This time, we have to be smarter, not just faster."
The tension in the room was thick, heavy with unspoken fears. Outside, the rain began to fall harder, tapping a steady rhythm against the windows — a reminder that time was running out.
From the depths of the city's underbelly, shadows lengthened. The game had changed. Allies would be tested, secrets revealed, and every step would bring them closer to a truth darker than any of them could imagine.
The fight for the city's soul was only just beginning.
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To be continued…
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