Darkness.
Not to the quiet kind_ but a heavy, suffocating void that press against Anthony’s mind.
Pain followed.
Sharp.
Relentless.
Everywhere.
His body felt distant, like it no longer belong to him.
Voices echoed faintly in the background_ laughter…
Footsteps…
Then nothing.
Silence.
Then_
A strange, metallic sound pierced through the darkness.
Anthony’s consciousness stirred.
Beep…
Beep…
The rhythm was steady.
Mechanical.
Unfamiliar.
Am I…
Dying?
A cold, emotionless female voice suddenly echoed within his mind.
“Tycoon system initializing…”
The darkness flickered.
Faint blue light appeared, forming fragments of numbers and symbols that hovered in the void.
“Binding with host…”
Anthony tried to move_ but couldn’t.
Tried to speak_ but nothing came out.
Panic crept in.
“Synchronization in progress”
“1%… 3%… 7%… 15%”
Each percentage pulsed with a sharp beep.
Like a countdown he couldn’t escape.
The pain in his body surge violently _
Then began to change.
“28%… 46%… 61%…”
Warmth spread through his chest.
Pushing against the cold emptiness.
“Host condition: Critical .”
“Activating emergency stabilization…”
His finger twisted.
For the first since the beating…
He felt something.
Strength.
“73%… 88%… 94%…”
The voice remain calm.
Unfeeling.
Absolute.
“97%…99%”
Everything went still.
One final sound echoed.
Beep.
“100%”
A brief pause.
Then_
“Tycoon system successfully bound ”
“System loading complete.”
Anthony’s eyes snapped open.
But something was different.
Very different.
Anthony’s chest rose sharply as air flooded back into his lungs.
Before he could react_
A translucent blue interface flickered into existence before his eyes.
Cold.
Precise.
Unreal.
[TYCOON SYSTEM INTERFACE.]
HOST: Anthony.
STATUS: stabilized.
WEALTH: 0.00
A brief pause.
Then_
“Granting initial asset…”
The screen shifted.
Numbers rolled rapidly.
Company names flashed past in a blue_
EKO ATLANTIC HOLDINGS.
LAGOS METRO ENERGY.
THIRD MAINLAND LOGISTICS.
LEKKI TECH DYNAMICS.
VICTORIA ISLAND FINANCE GROUP…
Anthony’s breathing slowed.
What…
Is this .
The system responded instantly.
“Randomized share allocation in progress…”
Beep.
Everything froze.
One name remained.
[ALLOCATION COMPLETE.]
COMPANY: Lekki tech dynamics.
SHARES ACQUIRED: 3%
ESTIMATED VALUE: ₦148,000,000.
Anthony’s pupils shrank in shock.
“… What?”
The cold voice returned.
” Congratulations, host.”
“You are now a shareholder ”
His fingers clenched against the ground.
Moments ago…
He had nothing.
Now _
₦148 million.
The system continued:
” Daily allocation available.”
“Performance based rewards unlocked.”
“Warning: Host growth determines system yield.”
Anthony’s expression slowly changed.
Pain was still there.
Humiliation was still there.
But beneath it_
Something new was rising.
Anthony staggered to his feet.
His body still aching but no longer broken.
He was discharged after series of tests.
The street was quieter now, the car was gone.
So were they.
Like nothing had happened.
Except …
Everything had.
His eyes narrowed.
“₦148 million…” He muttered under his breath.
” That’s not possible.”
The blue screen still hovered faintly in his vision.
[LEKKI TECH DYNAMICS _ 3% SHARES CONFIRMED.]
Anthony clenched his fist.
Let’s see how real you are.
He saw a corporate page.
Clean .
professional.
He scrolled down to the board of shareholders.
The page loaded.
Names appeared.
Executives.
Investors.
Directors.
And then _
At the bottom.
A new entry.
Anthony A.
3% stake.
His breath caught.
“… No way.”
He refreshed the page.
Once.
Twice.
Still there.
Anthony took a step back , his mind spinning.
” This…
This is real?”
The system responded instantly.
“All assets granted by the system exist within real-world structures.”
Anthony let out a slow breath.
His grip tightened around the phone.
A strange feeling spread through him_ not shock anymore.
Control.
For the first time since that night at Maxwell hotel…
Since he was humiliated.
Beaten,thrown away like nothing.
The world wasn’t crushing him.
It was…
Shifting.
And he was finally standing at the center of it.
Anthony’s lips curled slightly.
Not a smile.
Something colder.
“Let’s see how far this goes.”
Let’s see how far this goes.
all corrections will be accepted with open mind.
thanks.