At Dawn on Sunkiss Street
Chapter 1: Dawn on Sunkiss Street The early dawn cast an eerie glow over the dilapidated expanse of Sunkiss Park, where a makeshift farmer's market sprawled haphazardly across the cracked asphalt. Fruit and vegetable stands lined the street, their vibrant colors contrasting starkly with the grim reality of the crowd. Pedestrians shuffled by, their hollow eyes and jittery movements marking them as the city's lost souls—drug pushers and addicts eeking out a bleak existence in the cyberpunk underbelly of the city. Axel, a young man in his twenties with a body fit for a warrior yet clad in shabby attire, moved slowly through the crowd. His posture was hunched, mimicking the gait of an older man, a deliberate guise to avoid unwanted attention. Every few steps, he paused, his sharp eyes flicking over his shoulder, scanning for any threats that might lurk behind. His gaze settled on a stack of fruit crates outside a fresh produce store. He limped across the street, each step calcula...