Chapter Nine
Erik flew over something quaint: an actual road. It was surprisingly well-maintained, suggesting the Shadow Zone wasn’t as abandoned by the rest of the city as he suspected.
Judging by the lights and vehicles he could see, they didn’t lack electricity either.
That made sense. Earth might not be the shining palace of perfection some people might claim, but they weren’t going to let millions of people live in major urban centers without at least some level of basic services.
That was how you bred insurgencies.
“Question.” He spoke aloud. “Do they sweep through here and grab people to transport, or do they not care so long as they deal with it down here?”
A memory jolted into his consciousness concerning his last real conversation with his brother.
“This is the last time,
