Chapter 54: The Royal Court of Rust and Gold
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The grand doors to the Royal Palace were forged from solid gold and polished steel.
They stood as a towering monument to excess in a city choking on its own soot.
I stood before those doors, my new six-foot-five frame completely still.
My dark olive skin had hardened, and the black, razor-thin circuit lines of my new tattoo peeked out from the collar of my tailored black coat.
Prime Minister Hardsteel stood beside me.
'This quite a grand palace.
There is no doubt that this meeting will be a headache.
I can smell the corruption!'
The giant cyborg had paused the moment I arrived at his estate, his glowing blue eye whirring as it scanned my drastically altered biology.
He had not asked questions.
In the Forge, results mattered more than methods.
