Shadows of Deception

The Missing Scientist

Ethan Blackwood had been here before. The cold, sterile air of a dimly lit laboratory. The faint hum of machinery. The undeniable feeling that someone had been here just moments before—but had vanished without a trace.

He stood in the center of Dr. Adrian Wells’ office, his keen eyes scanning every inch of the disheveled space. Papers littered the floor, the computer screen flickered with static, and a faint, acrid smell of burnt circuitry lingered in the air. This wasn’t a simple disappearance. It was a cover-up.

The room bore signs of a hurried

The man groaned. “You already know.”

Ethan glanced at Izzy. “Time to go.”

Together, they sprinted out of the lab and into the night, the stolen files burning like a ticking time bomb in Izzy’s pocket.

Project Revenant had just begun.