Chapter 44 — The Invitation
The message arrived everywhere at the same time.
No warning.
No sender.
No traceable network.
Just a sudden encrypted notification appearing on secure devices across the world.
Phones.
Private terminals.
Hidden servers.
And the people who received it were not ordinary people.
They were the ones who controlled the shadows of the world.
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Goa — Phoenix
Inside the quiet hidden base beneath the mansion.
Multiple screens glowed in the dark room.
Care sat alone in the chair, reviewing intelligence reports from different regions.
Lotus Shadows operations.
Shipment routes.
Security networks.
Her fingers moved quickly across the keyboard.
Suddenly—
One screen blinked.
A new encrypted file appeared.
Unknown origin.
Unknown access point.
Care frowned slightly.
"No one reaches this system."
Lyra's voice echoed from behind.
"Something wrong?"
Ash leaned against the wall beside her.
Care opened the file.
The screen filled with black.
Then slowly white letters appeared.
GLOBAL UNDERWORLD SUMMIT
Location: Sydney
Purpose: Undisclosed
All major leaders invited.
Care's eyes narrowed.
Ash stepped closer.
"What is it?"
Care turned the monitor slightly.
Lyra read the message.
Then frowned.
"Wait…"
"…how did someone even send this?"
Ash whispered,
"That system is untraceable."
Care kept reading.
At the bottom of the message—
One final sentence appeared.
"The world of shadows is changing."
Silence filled the room.
Lyra crossed her arms.
"That sounds dramatic."
Ash smirked slightly.
"Or dangerous."
Care leaned back in the chair.
Thinking.
Calculating.
Someone had managed to contact the most powerful underground leaders in the world.
Which meant two possibilities.
Either the sender was extremely powerful.
Or extremely suicidal.
Lyra tilted her head.
"You think this is Obsidian Council?"
Care replied quietly.
"Most likely."
Ash raised an eyebrow.
"And the invitation?"
Care closed the laptop slowly.
"They want everyone in one place."
Lyra's expression sharpened.
"That's either negotiation…"
"…or a trap."
Care stood up.
Her eyes calm.
But cold.
Then she whispered quietly.
"Looks like the real game begins."
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Goa — Silver Fangs
Across the city.
Inside a private underground garage base.
Cole stood beside a large operations screen.
Alex sat on the desk scrolling through encrypted reports.
Then Alex's phone vibrated.
He looked down.
"…That's strange."
Cole glanced over.
"What?"
Alex turned the screen.
"Encrypted message."
Cole frowned.
"From who?"
Alex opened it.
The message appeared.
Alex blinked.
"…You need to see this."
Cole walked closer.
Both stared at the screen.
The same message.
GLOBAL UNDERWORLD SUMMIT — SYDNEY
Alex exhaled slowly.
"Well that's bold."
Cole read the final sentence.
The world of shadows is changing.
His eyes darkened slightly.
Alex leaned back.
"Either someone wants to negotiate…"
"…or someone wants to kill every leader in one room."
Cole smirked faintly.
"That would be ambitious."
Alex shrugged.
"You thinking what I'm thinking?"
Cole crossed his arms.
"If the biggest organizations are gathering…"
"…then we need to be there."
Alex nodded.
"Silver Fangs will attend."
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Bangkok — Dragon Crown
At the same moment in Thailand.
Thyme's laptop screen lit up.
Kavin noticed first.
"You expecting something?"
Thyme shook his head.
"No."
He opened the message.
Ren leaned over his shoulder.
MJ nearly dropped his drink.
"…What the hell."
Gorya stepped closer.
She read the message slowly.
Then smiled slightly.
"Well…"
"…that's interesting."
MJ laughed nervously.
"Global summit?"
Ren crossed his arms.
"That screams trap."
Kavin looked at Thyme.
"So what do we do?"
Thyme stared at the screen quietly.
Then closed the laptop.
"We go."
MJ blinked.
"That was fast."
Thyme shrugged.
"If someone is powerful enough to summon every leader…"
"…I want to see who they are."
Gorya smirked.
"And if it's a trap?"
Thyme looked at her calmly.
"Then it will be their last mistake."
Dragon Crown had made its decision.
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Goa — Silver Wolves
Upstairs in the mansion.
Ace's laptop beeped.
Race looked up immediately.
"You got something?"
Ace opened the message.
Matt leaned over his shoulder.
The three stared silently.
Race whispered,
"Sydney?"
Matt frowned.
"Global summit?"
Ace read the final line.
"The world of shadows is changing."
He leaned back slowly.
"That's not a normal invitation."
Race cracked his neck.
"Sounds fun though."
Matt shook his head.
"Or suicidal."
Ace closed the laptop.
"Silver Wolves will attend."
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Crimson Roses
Downstairs.
Zein received the same message seconds later.
Mia leaned over her shoulder.
"Another problem?"
Allison glanced at the screen.
Then froze.
"Wait…"
"…that's real?"
Zein read every line carefully.
Her eyes calm.
But thoughtful.
Mia sighed.
"So basically every mafia leader on earth is being invited to one meeting."
Allison laughed nervously.
"That's not terrifying at all."
Zein closed the laptop slowly.
"Whoever sent this…"
"…is extremely confident."
Mia crossed her arms.
"So we go?"
Zein nodded.
"Yes."
Allison sighed.
"Well."
"Guess we're going to Australia."
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Manila — Night Serpents
Inside a dim underground headquarters.
JJ stood in front of a large digital map.
Freya and Rakhi were reviewing surveillance data.
Then JJ's phone vibrated.
She opened the message.
Freya frowned.
"What is it?"
JJ turned the screen.
Freya blinked.
"…You're kidding."
Rakhi leaned closer.
"Sydney?"
JJ read the final line.
"The world of shadows is changing."
Freya smirked slightly.
"That sounds like a challenge."
JJ smiled.
A dangerous smile.
"Then let's accept it."
Night Serpents would attend.
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Manila — Iron Wolves
Meanwhile.
Inside another base across the city.
Keifer opened the same message.
Percy nearly shouted.
"GLOBAL SUMMIT?!"
Aries leaned over.
"Is that real?"
Endrix and Cin looked at the screen.
Keifer read the final line slowly.
"The world of shadows is changing."
Percy grinned.
"Well that sounds like chaos."
Aries smirked.
"So are we going?"
Keifer closed the laptop.
His voice calm.
"But deadly serious."
"Iron Wolves will attend."
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Across the World
Seven powerful mafia organizations.
Seven hidden leaders.
Seven dangerous alliances.
All reading the same mysterious invitation.
And all making the same decision.
They would go to Sydney.
Because in the world of shadows—
You never ignore a message powerful enough to reach everyone.
The summit was coming.
And whatever waited there…
…would change the underworld forever.
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Heyy cuties 🥰,
I was very sick that's why I wouldn't upload the chapters but I am back now...
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