Theo had simply been eating his dinner, having just said goodbye to his friends after an amazing win streak.
That's when his television suddenly flickered to a live report.
The cheerful drama series playing moments ago had completely vanished.
A serious-looking news anchor appeared instead.
Theo paused halfway through lifting his fork.
''Huh?''
The expression on the anchor's face immediately told him this wasn't normal news.
Behind the woman, a large red banner appeared.
[BREAKING NEWS!]
Theo slowly lowered his fork.
''Good evening,'' the anchor said, her voice noticeably tense. "We interrupt all scheduled programming with a major international announcement."
The screen flickered for a moment.
Then—
A photograph of a middle-aged man appeared on the screen.
He had black hair and wore glasses, with cold eyes underneath them.
Theo's expression changed.
'What?' he thought. 'Why are they showing this now?'
Even from the picture, he knew exactly who it was.
