Chapter 01: Now Or Never The young mans sneakers scuffed against the sidewalk as he paced at the bus stop, broken glass crunching with every step. The sun hung high in a pale blue sky, beaming down on cracked asphalt and glinting off passing windshields. The city pulsed around him, a cacophony of distant sirens, revving engines, and the occasional bark of a street vendor hawking their wares. He adjusted