Chapter 124

• Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Four
• The final whistle had long since faded, but the atmosphere inside the stadium remained a living, breathing entity. The floodlights cut through the misty Shire night, illuminating the swaths of fans who refused to leave their seats. The scoreboards still blazed with the impossible scoreline: Starlight City 5 – 0 Boyd FC.
• On the touchline, the official backdrop for the Shire League Cup sponsors was being wheeled into place. The cameras were live, broadcasting the aftermath of a massacre to every corner of the country.