### **I. The Dragon-Scorpion Vanguard**
**Location:** The **interdimensional threshold** of the Consortium's central bank-a floating necropolis where **time was currency** and **souls were collateral**.
The **48 Jade-Enhanced Harlem Hellions** stood at the edge of the abyss, their:
- **Dragon-green veins** pulsing in sync with Adjo's venom
- **Adult-sized fists** crackling with **stolen celestial energy**
- **Eyes** reflecting **both childlike fury and ancient wrath**
Nuolan San unrolled a **contract written in blackhole ink**, her abacus calculating their **0.03% survival odds**.
*"Remember,"* she warned. *"This isn't a robbery. It's a *foreclosure*."*
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### **II. The Threefold Breach**
The Front Assault (Distraction)**
**Led by:** **Efua "Bronx Uppercut"** and her **Dragonized Strike Team**
- **Strategy:**
- Punched the **bank's dimensional gates** so hard they **sang in B-flat** (disrupting divine harmonics)
- **Ate the security golems** (their stone flesh tasted of **repossessed childhoods**)
- **Cost:**
- Efua's **right arm petrified** mid-swing (the Consortium's **counter-loan magic**)
- Two dragon-children **coughed up their own molars** (each tooth was a **miniature tombstone**)
The Underground Infiltration (Stealth)**
**Led by:** **Yaw "Gravity Fangs"** and the **Shadow-Scales Unit**
- **Strategy:**
- Bit through **the fabric of the bank's vault floor**, creating **black hole tunnels**
- Stole **soul-deed contracts** by **licking them into folded origami**
- **Discovery:**
- Found **Little Kwame** (now a **Repo-Man trainee**) guarding the **Heart Vault**
- He **recognized them**-then **triggered the alarm**
The Divine Hack (Adjo & Cyber-Osagyefo)**
**Location:** The **bank's central mainframe**-a supercomputer made of **crystallized prayer**
- **Adjo's Role:**
- **Spat venom** into the circuitry, corrupting the **heavenly encryption**
- His **cleft lip glowed**, revealing the **hidden admin password**: *"MMOGUO"* (Revenge)
- **Cyber-Osagyefo's Move:**
- Uploaded a **venom-virus** that:
- Turned **soul interest rates** into **negative values**
- **Froze 33% of the Eternal True Gods' assets**
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### **III. The Heart Vault Revelation**
Behind **doors carved from stillborn constellations**, Adjo found:
The First Scorpio King's Heart** (from Realm #-1)
- Still beating inside a **diamond made of liquid contracts**
- Whispered: *"They turned me into *compound interest*..."*
Grandma Ama's Missing Years**
- Stored in **jars labeled "Collateral for Boy's Destiny"**
- Each year was a **writhing shadow-puppet of her memories**
The Consortium's True Ledger**
- Revealed every **Scorpio King's original birth name**
- **Adjo's True Name:** *"Adjo Mmirika Osebo Kwaku Anansi"* (The Scorpion Who Tricks Gods)
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The Betrayal & The Choice**
**Little Kwame's Ultimatum:**
- Now **50% Repo-Man**, he aimed a **Foreclosure Gun** at Adjo's chest
- *"They promised me *real power*,"* he hissed. *"Not this... *street-god* nonsense."*
**Adjo's Dilemma:**
Kill Kwame** - Lose the last remnant of his **child army's innocence**
Spare Him** - Risk the **Consortium reclaiming the vault**
**The Decision:**
Adjo **vomited a jade-dragon egg** (his **accumulated power**) into Kwame's mouth.
**Result:**
- Kwame **vomited up his Repo-Man upgrades**
- His **eyes turned gold** (like Gold-Eye's)
- The **bank's alarms screamed**: *"COLLATERAL LOST"*
---. The Escape & The Cost**
### **The Getaway:**
1. **Poison-Mother** sacrificed **her remaining fingers** to brew a **dimensional tea** from:
- **Melted soul contracts**
- **Adjo's tears** (his first since childhood)
2. The **dragon-children** carried the wounded, their **wings shredding** against **divine windshear**
### **The Aftermath:**
- **Efua's petrified arm** became a **living weapon** (could **punch through time**)
- **Yaw's gravity fangs** now caused **localized reality collapses**
- **Adjo's venom** turned **black** (a sign of **cosmic debt incurred**)
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**Final Scene:**
Back in Harlem, the **Hellions' adult forms faded**, returning them to **children-but their eyes were centuries old**.
**Adjo Held:**
- The **First Scorpio King's heart** (now **embedded in his chest**)
- The **ledger page** with his **true name**
**Nuolan's Warning:**
*"You just *defaulted* on the multiverse's oldest loan. They'll *repo reality itself* to balance the books."*
**Adjo's Response:**
He **ate the ledger page**, his voice echoing across **18 realms**:
*"Let them try."*
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### **Key Developments**
Kwame's Redemption:** A **former traitor** now **gold-eyed and venom-touched**
Adjo's True Name:** Revealed as a **divine trickster**
The Cost:** The Hellions are **children again-but their souls are ancient**