The Seven Shadows of Babylon - Chapter Nine: The Second Seal

The air inside the safehouse was heavy with tension. The group of Christians who had taken refuge there huddled together, their faces drawn and weary from the relentless heat outside and the constant fear of being discovered by the New Global Federation. For now, they were safe—but Daniel Harper knew that safety was only temporary.

They had seen what the NGF was capable of. The White Horseman of Conquest had already been unleashed, driving the NGF to crush anyone who defied their rule, and Daniel had felt the force of that conquest pressing down on them like a storm. But now, something else was stirring—something darker, more violent. Daniel could feel it in his bones, a sense of foreboding that gnawed at him, refusing to leave him in peace.