It was just past midnight. Snow fell softly outside the safehouse, muffling the tension inside. The others were prepping in silence, their focus razor-sharp. But in a smaller room lit only by the warm glow of a fireplace, Engfa sat across from Charlotte.
No maps. No screens. Just them.
Charlotte reached for Engfa’s hand. “You haven’t slept in three days.”
Engfa gave her a tired smile. “Can’t afford to. Not yet.”
“You're about to start a war.”
Engfa looked down at their hands, fingers interlocked.
“It’s not just war, Charlotte. This is everything we’ve been running from. Everything they tried to erase.” His voice cracked slightly. “They killed Somchai. They took our home. They buried people in silence for years. If we don’t stop them now… we’ll never get another chance.”
Charlotte moved closer, brushing a strand of hair from Engfa’s cheek. “You don’t have to carry it all alone.”
“I do,” Engfa whispered. “Because if I don’t, someone else I love might be next.”
There was a beat of silence before Charlotte leaned in and rested her forehead against Engfa’s. “Then let me carry it with you.”
Engfa’s breath caught. For a moment, he wasn’t a strategist. Not a fighter. Just a woman trying to protect the people he loved.
“I didn’t want to pull you into this mess,” he said. “But I can’t do this without you.”
“You never had to ask,” Charlotte replied. “You’re my husband, we've been into many fights daddy. Your fight is mine too. Please”
Engfa pulled her close, the silence stretching like a promise. Then, as the secure phone buzzed in the other room—Operation Eclipse was ready.
Engfa stood, kissed Charlotte gently, and whispered, “When this is over, we go home. A real home. One where we’re safe.”
Charlotte gave her a fierce look. “Then go end this. I’ll be here, waiting. Always honey. I'll be here watching with our little princess and you know our other kid is not like snack and chris. He loves to manage the business more”
"Of course, mommy. You don't have to worry a thing. Come on, lay down. I'll be here until you fall asleep. I love you, my queen" Engfa flash a very genuine smile to her wife.
"I love you too daddy. Careful with the kids please."
Engfa just smile to her wife. Making sure, they are safe.
......
The safehouse pulsed with quiet intensity. Monitors tracked satellite movements. Red pins dotted a digital map of Southeast Asia. Everyone had a task. Everyone had a target.
Engfa stood at the center of it all. His voice calm. Commanding.
“This is it. Tonight, we execute Operation Eclipse. No more leaks. No more warnings. This is collapse.”
Snack uploaded the final blueprints of HOORNE’s shadow server farm—its last line of defense.
“This is where they hide their dirtiest secrets. Buried in a shell company’s offshore facility in Macau.”
Chris loaded an AI-driven code bomb into his laptop. “I’ll bring it down from the inside. They won’t even know what hit them.”
The rest of the team surrounded the glowing table map—each person with a purpose.
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Chompu: Cyber Queen
Tapping on her triple-screen rig, she broke through HOORNE’s live encryption shields.
“I’m in their mail servers. Dispatch logs. Financial backdoors. I’ll release everything while they’re blind.”
Nudee: Master Strategist
She redirected HOORNE's digital security team toward a decoy breach in Berlin.
“They’ll send everything they’ve got west—while we strike from the east.”
Heidi: Demolition & Entry
On standby with a rogue team in Macau, she prepared to blow the server farm's power grid.
“They’ll never recover from the blackout. Once we drop their core systems, it’s game over.”
Marima: Media Operative
Live-streaming from a hidden bunker, she prepped the world’s media for a global drop.
“Every journalist, every channel, every device will carry the truth by morning.”
Aoom: Social Network & Crowd Control
On a custom-built mobile interface, she triggered a storm of online support.
“Trends are moving. Hashtags are going viral. Thailand is already asking who HOORNE really is.”
Meena: Logistics & Evac Specialist
She coordinated underground transport routes for civilians and whistleblowers at risk.
“Our people are moving out. No one loyal to the Waraha name gets left behind.”
Tina: Field Tech & Recon
From a hidden drone hub, she monitored ground-level movements around HOORNE’s known facilities.
“They’re scrambling, but they don’t know what’s coming. Eyes are everywhere.”
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Engfa looked around the room—his oldest friends, his fiercest warriors, and his blood.
“Execute.”
One by one, screens flashed green.
Chris pressed enter. Heidi gave the signal. Marima launched the stream. Tina’s drones buzzed to life. Chompu triggered a full breach. Aoom flooded the digital sky with truth. Nudee shut every escape route. Meena secured the exits.
Then silence.
Then chaos.
HOORNE’S LIMITED—collapsed.
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Across the world, the name HOORNE trended—followed by evidence, scandals, secret alliances, military corruption, even political betrayals.
At the center of it all?
A flaming W.
The Waraha signature.
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This is it for tonight! See you again soon, beloved readers 🙂🙂 I've got a little headache. Will update soon.
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