Empire in Decay

THE DECAY

~RAFAEL POV~

SIX MONTH LATER

The bright numbers on the big screens in my office used to feel like music.

I could watch a green ticker move and imagine the busy activity of a whole continent—the transport of goods in the Mediterranean, the smooth transfer of information through my computers, and the growing wealth of Cordova.

Now, the screens were nothing but a collection of jagged, red w