Webnovel Author: TheATK - Novel Collection

"You've been exposed, you're now a target"

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Melton's expression turned serious. "Because I didn't know how you'd react. I didn't want you to think I was crazy, or that I was hiding something dangerous. Plus I never fully understood the system, I never did most of the tasks it gave me because I never fully understood it. But after what happened with Lena, I realized that keeping secrets and ignoring the system's tasks isn't going to help us. We need to trust each other…..fully."

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

The atmosphere in the hideout was tense, a charged silence hanging over the team. Melton Ryder sat on the worn couch, his mind a whirlwind of emotions. Anger, betrayal, confusion. Lena's defection had been a blow he hadn't seen coming, and it cut deep.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

The battle had been won, but the cost was high. Melton and his team moved forward, their bond stronger despite the betrayal. They had survived, and they would continue to fight against Erebus, determined to expose the truth no matter the price. Now Melton knew he couldn't trust anyone, not even Maya or the rest of the team.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Zara's drones circled overhead, projecting blinding lights that disoriented the attackers. "Let's finish this!"

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Lena's gaze softened for a moment. "I didn't want it to come to this, but I had no choice. They would have killed my family. Please understand, Melton."

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Maya, morphing into one of the officials she had seen earlier, slipped into the enemy ranks. She mimicked their powers, turning their own abilities against them. "Let's give them a taste of their own medicine," she muttered, unleashing a torrent of energy that sent several officials sprawling.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

With a sigh, I pushed aside my melancholy thoughts and resolved to make the most of the hand I had been dealt. No matter how insignificant my abilities may seem, I would find a way to carve out my own path in this world of gods and monsters. For in the end, it was not the power we wielded that defined us, but the choices we made and the actions we took in pursuit of our dreams.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

It was a day like any other, until it wasn't. My parents, loving and kind, gone in an instant, their lives snuffed out by unknown assailants who vanished into the night without a trace. And then there was her...Emily, my girlfriend, my soulmate, taken from me in the blink of an eye, her laughter and warmth extinguished forever.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

"Reasons to live, give reasons to die"

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

His mind raced through the urban map he'd memorized. There was an old subway tunnel nearby, disused and forgotten by most. He turned sharply, his legs pumping harder as he put distance between himself and his pursuers.

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Zara nodded, her locs swaying. "Nice to meet you, Melton. Welcome to the resistance."

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Maya glanced at Zara, a silent conversation passing between them. "Alright. Zara, show him what you've got. Melton, see if you can use your System to help."

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Melton scanned the files, his heart pounding. "This is it. Details on their enhanced agents, the origin of their powers, and... the project. They call it 'Erebus.'"

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK

Melton scanned the files, his heart pounding. "This is it. Details on their enhanced agents, the origin of their powers, and... the project. They call it 'Erebus.'"

Systems Gambit

Urban · TheATK