House of Atonement

In the Coffin of Atonement, everything is tradeable, including your sins. Arrogant people sell influence, jealous people sell intelligence, angry people run wars, lazy people peddle prophecies, greedy people control finance, gluttons provide bliss, and lustful people weave desires. And I, a trader selling "risk" in the financial district, accidentally discovered the most amazing short sale in history: Some people are shorting "pain" itself. This means that the "emotional futures" supporting the city's economic foundation are about to collapse. The seven major families, the Mastermind Council, the underground resistance... All giants will be involved in this war without gunpowder. The chessboard has been laid out, and each of us is both a player and a bargaining chip. Now, it's time to place your bets. Are you going to follow the giants and secure your throne? Or do you want to bet on Rusty Fire and overturn the card table? Or... Like me, before everyone reacts, quietly buy the whole city where the "god" is imprisoned.