Scarlet Vows — Chapter 5: Tremors in the Downpour
As they scramble into the dark alley, the structural collapse of the warehouse echoes behind them like a dying beast. Kabir struggles to keep his footing, his hands betraying him with violent tremors—the devastating cost of the kinetic stims he used to breach the gate. Vane, still midway through his jagged transformation, looms over them with unstable energy, forcing Kabir to decide between abandoning his partner to preserve his own strength or attempting to stabilize the monster. Riya remains u