The auction hall, once lively with polite conversation and the occasional murmur of deals being made, fell into an eerie stillness as the auctioneer stepped forward for the final item of the night.
"Ladies and gentlemen," he began, voice carrying through the grand hall, "our last item is something… special."
The staff wheeled in a reinforced case, sleek black metal reinforced with advanced security mechanisms. The moment it was placed on stage, a ripple of anticipation spread through the crowd.
For weeks, whispers of a new weapon had circulated through the underground world. A weapon unlike anything before. Some dismissed it as a myth, others speculated it was a prototype leaked from a secret facility.
No one knew the truth.
And now, the truth was about to be revealed.
