🎒 The Keeper of Secrets
His current cargo was housed in an old, beaten leather messenger bag. What made this bag unique was its zipper—a heavy, industrial-grade brass track with a custom pull tab shaped like a coiled serpent. Silas simply called it the "Bag Zip." 🌧️ The Midnight Pursuit
Silas took his payment in silence, turned, and walked out into the morning sun. He needed a new bag, but he knew exactly where to find another indestructible zipper.
The operative pulled with brute force, trying to rip the bag open to seize the ledger.
Three armed operatives were currently hunting Silas through the neon-lit maze of the Financial District.
He scrambled toward it, but one of the operatives was already upon him. Silas swung blindly, connecting with the man's jaw. As they grappled on the ground, the operative's hand shot out and gripped the brass slider of the Bag Zip. 🔒 The Mechanical Guard