I wake up in my apartment, screaming and nearly hyperventilating. It has been 10 years since CyberCorps Tower fell. I turn to see Sarah in the doorway. "Nightmares again, James?" she asks. I. sit up and wipe my eyes. "Yeah, they're getting worse" I reply, standing up and entering my walk-in wardrobe. I exit a few moments later in a suit with a bow tie, and with my prosthetic arm & eye connected. I have a job nowadays in the rebuilt Parliament office, as the Prime Minister himself. I pause for a second. "Wait, Sarah, how did you get in here?" I ask. She tells me that she found the door open, and I stare at her in horror. "But Sarah...I locked the door last night" I stuttered.
Suddenly, we hear a window smash in my living room. We rush to investigate and, using a pair of binoculars that I had on my shelf, I spot a hooded man running away. I wasn't going to chase them, but I see them wearing something that I have vowed to use for good, and to protect with my life: my Concealer Ring. I jump out of the window and slide down the fire escape. Once I land on the floor, I charge towards the thief, and toss them into an alleyway. I walk over to them, questioning why they stole from me. What they do next surprises me more than anything has ever surprised me before. He removes his hood, and I step back in shock. Sarah calls me and asks who it is. "It's..." I mumble, "It's Jake!"
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Book 2: Preventing Londinium
Fiksi Ilmiah10 years after stopping CyberCorps, James Elshire just wants to live a normal (enough) life working for Parliament in London. But the sudden threat of a new enemy is preventing that. Amongst the confusion of someone mysteriously returning from the d...
