The room goes still. Not a breath moves.
Brody leans back slowly, a dangerous grin tugging at one corner of his mouth. "Alright, boys. Now this is getting interesting. What exactly are we blowing up?"
"There are thirteen targets across the world. They all need to get blown up simultaneously," Kirill deadpans.
There are a few seconds of silence, then Tynan chuckles.
"What's so funny?" I ask.
"This is a joke, right?"
"Are we laughing?" I demand.
His face falls.
Kirill strides to the large table in the center of the room. He presses a concealed switch. Cabinets slide open along the wall, revealing massive rolls of thick blueprint paper. He pulls them out one by one and drops them across the table.
Brody whistles. "Now that's foreplay."
Kirill ignores him and spreads the first roll across the table. The blueprint unfurls to reveal the complete structure of the arena, exposing every column, tunnel, trap door, ventilation shaft, and hidden chamber.
The O'Connors move around the table.
Kirill states, "Every Omni gathering passes through this arena. It's in an ancient ground in Pompei, and security is tighter than your assholes, just like every target."
Aidan studies the tunnels, continuing to flick his lighter. He comments, "Looks like this place was built by a lunatic."
"Takes one to know one," Sean offers.
Aidan smirks. "Aye."
Kirill unrolls the second blueprint. A sprawling underground facility emerges with corridors spiraling like a spider's web. "This is the fortress wing beneath the archives and the Royal Council's private refuge. No other members can access it. It's the most dangerous location on the map and has a blast-resistant chamber."
Brody taps a square etched in red. "And you want it gone?"
Kirill nods. "Yes. While they're in it."
Devin drags the blueprint closer and leans in. "We'll need charges on the support beams. The tunnels are the weakness. Bring those down, and the rest follows."
"So you'll do it?" Sean asks.
Brody studies him, then me.
I offer, "We'll owe you one."
He snickers. "One? No. You'll owe me thirteen."
My gut flips. I nod. "That's fair."
Tynan traces a long corridor. "This one here has opportunity. The ventilation shaft connects to the central chamber. If we send a blast through the shaft, it'll compress and multiply. Could take out three rooms in one go."
Aidan's eyes gleam. "We'll need shaped charges. They hit exactly where we want to cause maximum structural damage."
Brody crosses his arms. "What else are we hitting?"
Kirill rolls out additional blueprints, revealing the séance chambers, ritual halls, and the original council meeting place with pillars made of imported stone.
Tynan whistles low. "How did you get all these places?"
