The Iron Master's Gala was invitation-only.
That meant nothing to Yirenda.
She didn't wait to be invited to hell. She brought hell with her.
Location: Black Fortress Casino, Sky Level
Date: Unknown. No official records.
Each guest arrived in masks, cloaks, and whispered names.
But when Yirenda stepped out of her glass car—
Wearing red like a funeral blaze.
Skin dipped in shimmer.
Heels made of gemstone daggers.
everyone turned to look.
They didn't know her name.
But they felt her.
A storm draped in silk.
[Cipher Interface Active: Scanning heat signatures, wealth profiles, armed guests…]
[Weapons Detected: 57. Hidden Blades: 12. Explosives: 3. Intent to kill: 6 targets.]
Good.
She was in the right place.
Inside the Auction Hall:
Human trafficking.
Slave contracts.
Rare abilities.
"Exotic" combat-trained lovers.
And at the very end of the row—
Auction Lot 314: "The Phantom Sniper"
Current Bid: $10,200,000
He was shackled in black iron. Shirtless. Bleeding. Kneeling.
But still looking up.
Unbroken.
Her pulse stuttered.
Only for a second.
Then she raised her bidding card.
"Thirty million."
Gasps.
Then—
Another voice: "Fifty."
Yirenda didn't turn.
But Cipher whispered:
[New Bidder: Code Alias 'Raith Zakar' — Former Cipher Engineer. Expelled. Unstable. Dangerous.]
The voice continued:
"Sixty, and I'll strip the boy in front of everyone and kill him if he disobeys."
Yirenda smiled.
Not a sweet smile.
A bloody one.
"Seventy-five," she said, "and I'll do the same to you if you speak again."
Silence.
The gavel struck.
Sold.
In the holding chamber, the sniper looked up weakly as she entered.
His lips cracked.
"You didn't have to buy me."
She leaned down, fingers tracing his bruised jaw.
"I didn't buy you," she whispered.
"I reclaimed what's mine."
Then she broke the chains.
With her hands.
Not magic. Not Cipher. Not mercy.
Strength.
Blood pooled under her heels.
And as guards burst in—
She tore them apart.
No stealth. No hesitation.
She burned down the auction.
She shot the host.
She let the cameras film everything.
Because this time?
She wanted them to see.
Yirenda. The Diamond Queen. Unleashed.