The Dark Empire: Shadows Over the City

In 1996, on the edge of the city, the setting sun's last rays fell across a narrow alley, its mottled walls marked by the passage of time. At the end of the alley, a battered iron gate stood half-open, and the faint sound of teenagers shouting came from within. This was the juvenile detention center, a place shrouded in mystery and the unknown to the outside world.

Thirteen-year-old Ye Feng stood outside the gate, his eyes filled with confusion and fear. Just hours earlier, he'd been a carefree boy, but one mistake had landed him in this unfamiliar place.