Behind My Screen, Someone Waited
Episode 1 - Money First
[System 💻]
Encrypted connection established
IP masked | Identity hidden 🔒
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Already inside.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
You paid for fast.
CLIENT_7
This system is protected by three layers of encryption.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Now it's protected by none.
[System 💻]
Firewall breached 📂.
Security logs erased🗑️.
CLIENT_7
Unbelievable.... There's no trace.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
There never is.
CLIENT_7
You don't even ask who we are.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
People who pay this much
Don't want questions.
CLIENT_7
Do you ever feel guilty?
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Guilt doesn't transfer money.
[System 💻]
+$2,500,000 credited
💰💰💰
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Received.
CLIENT_7
That's it? No reaction?
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Reaction comes after confirmation.
CLIENT_7
We may contact you again.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Then comes with more money 💰
[System 💻]
Chat deleted 🗑️
Connection closed 🔒
[Apartment - night]
The laptop screen dims as the city lights flicker outside her window.
Another job done.Another name erased
[Bank Notification]
Balance updated
She exhales slowly, leaning back to her chair. Money was the only thing that stayed real. People lied.System Failed.Money never did.
She opens a game,plays on round,wins without effort,then exits,Boredom settles in quickly.
[ Private Notes]
Rent paid ✅
Hardware upgrade pending ✅
No emotional attachment ✅
She stares at the last line for a moment, then shrugs.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Just work..
Her browser opens again.
Dark mode.Encrypted route.Familiar shadows.
The dark web Loads quietly.
Chapter 2
[Browser]
Tor network connected
Routing through encrypted nodes..
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Just checking.
The familiar dark interface loads slowly.line by line.She's done this hundreds of times before. The dark web isn't exciting anymore .. It's routine. A marketplace.Nothing more
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
[Dark web Board]
Latest contract loaded 📂
She scrolls without focus.
Low payouts.Loud clients,Sloppy grammar.People pretending to be dangerous when the're just desperate.Her eyes skim past them automatically.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Waste of time.
She refreshes again, out of habit more than interest.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
I don't need another job.
Her bank balance proves that. Rent is paid.Equipment upgraded. Enough money to disappear if she wants. That was always the goal ------ freedom.
[Dark web chat- Open channels]
USER_42
Any serious hackers online ?
USER_19
Payment first or don't bother.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Same voices same noise.
She leans back in her chair,fingers resting lightly on the key oard. For a moment, she considers disconnecting.Logging off.Going to sleep.
Instead,she scrolls once more.
[Dark web Board ]
Pinned post detected 📌
She stops.
Not because of the title but because she doesn't remember seeking it before.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
That wasn't there.
She doesn't click it yet. Just stares at it, feeling something unfamiliar stir in her chest. Not excitement. Not fear.
Attention.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Someone paid to keep that in top.
She checks the timestamp.Recent . Too recent.
[system]
User activity detected on this board.
Her jaw tightens slightly.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Interesting.....
She moved her cursor closer to the post.
[System]
High value contract ⚠️
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Just reading doesn't mean accepting.
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Chapter 3
[ Dark web Board ]
Opening pinned post 📌
The page loads slowed than the others. No flashy symbols. No threats. No aggressive wording. Just a clean,almost polite layout.
That alone makes her uneasy.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Too neat.
[ Post title ]
RESTRICTED CONTRACT - ONE PARTICIPANT ONLY
[ Post Details ]
- Government level encrypted system.
- External breach required.
- No collaboration.
- No identity exchange.
- One attempt only.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
One attempt.......
She paused there longer than she should.Most contracts allow retries. Mistakes.Negotiation,This one doesn't.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
They are confident or careless.
[ Reward Section ]
Extremely high
Her eyes narrow. Not because she's impressed but because the amount doesn't match the lack of details.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
You're paying too much for tol little explanation.
She checks the timestamp.
[ System ]
Posted 37 minutes ago
No comments.No buds.No reactions.
High-value contracts never stay quiet this long.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Why hasn't anyone touched this ?
She opens the metadata. The post is routed through layers she rarely sees. Professional. Careful.Old infrastructure government or military grade.
Her fingers slow.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
***This isn't bait****
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
****The realisation settles uncomfortably***
She leans back in her chair, eyes fixed on the screen. She doesn't feel exited.She feels observed.Like the post is aware it's being read.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
Get a grip.
She closes the tab.
Then immediately reopens it.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
**just evaluating risk**
Her cursor drift down,stopping just above the **accept contract** button
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
** I don't need this.***
Her bank balance says she's right.
But her instict sharp,trained,rarely wrong-- tell her something wrong .
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
***** If I don't take it, someone else will *****
She doesn't click.
Not yet .
Instead,she bookmark the page .
[ system ]
Contract saved
She disconnect from the board,but the feeling follows her. Like unfinished code running in the background.
Female Lead : Cyra / NYX
I will decide later.
But even as she tells herself that,she knows...
She already has.
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