Brightspire Quarters
This was the district reserved exclusively for the affluent, the wealthiest and most powerful families in the entire city.
Compared to North Dock, the difference was like night and day.
No, perhaps even greater.
To anyone who had spent their life in the slums, stepping into Brightspire would feel like entering an entirely different world.
The air itself seemed cleaner.
The streets were wide, polished, and free of filth.
Every mansion stood proudly behind elegant gates, surrounded by carefully trimmed hedges and vibrant flowers that bloomed in perfect symmetry.
Fountains trickled softly in courtyards, their clear water glistening under the sun.
It was hard to believe that beyond the city walls lay chaos and death.
The government constantly warned of the danger of beasts, of the abyss, of a world no longer safe for humanity.
And yet…
Here, everything seemed untouched.
Unaffected.
Almost… insulated from reality.
