Straight Shot
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- Parts 9
MatureOngoing1h 14m
Last published Fri, Oct 24, 2025
Sunset City-a decaying wasteland choked by crime, corruption, and chaos. From its crumbling streets rise monsters... and sometimes, heroes.
Matthew Anderson, a teenager scarred by grief and forced to grow up too soon, can't accept the lies surrounding his mother's death. When the police turn a blind eye, he launches his own investigation, diving headfirst into the city's underbelly. But the deeper he digs, the clearer it becomes-nothing in Sunset City is what it seems.
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