Steelcrest

In the Vulture Cave monitor lights up with Garrick Stone’s face ash's best friend Garrick isn’t just an old contact. He’s the guy Ash grew up beside before Blackgrave, before the mask, before the city taught him to keep everyone at arm’s length. They learned to fight in the same streets, took the same hits, and trusted each other with the kind of loyalty you don’t get twice. Now Steel Crest is cracking under the Golden Vulture Gang, and Garrick is calling because he’s outnumbered, outgunned, and still too stubborn to run. Ash hears one sentence and makes the decision instantly. He’s going back because if Garrick’s in the dark, Ash doesn’t leave him there.