Volume 3: Sapphire Visions

Light has pierced the darkness, and fire has blazed a trail, but wisdom unveils the horizon. Beneath the restless streets of New York, a sapphire awakens, bearing the power of truth and foresight. This is the story of the third chosen, a seeker of secrets, and a battle that edges ever closer to its breaking point. Welcome to Sapphire Visions.

Chapter 1: Whispers in the Dark

New York City, March 28, 2025—one week after the chaos in Chicago. Rain streaked the windows of a cramped Manhattan apartment, the city’s neon glow bleeding through the glass in smears of red and blue. Nora Quinn, 30, sat hunched over her cluttered desk, her sharp green eyes scanning a laptop screen littered with files. Her black hair was tied back in a messy bun, strands escaping to frame her angular face. A freelance investigative journalist, Nora thrived on unearthing the stories others buried—corruption, conspiracies, truths hidden in plain sight.

Tonight, she was chasing a lead that had consumed her for months: a string of disappearances near Brooklyn’s docks, tied to a shadowy group dubbed the “Obsidian Order.” Her desk overflowed with notes—scribbled maps, encrypted emails, leaked police reports. She clicked open a new file, a grainy photo of a cloaked figure clutching a glowing black shard. “Who are you?” she muttered, her voice a low rasp from too much coffee and too little sleep.

As she reached for her jacket, something rolled out of its pocket—a sapphire, deep blue and shimmering like the ocean under moonlight. “Where’d this come from?” she frowned, picking it up. She didn’t recall pocketing it, yet it felt oddly familiar. The moment her fingers brushed its surface, a cold jolt shot through her, and her vision blurred. Images flooded her mind: Ethan Carver and Marcus Kane standing in a charred field, light and fire swirling around them. A voice, soft and resonant, whispered: “Find them.” …