Chapter 1 — The Beginning of Darkness
It was almost midnight.
From the outside, the city looked quiet. There were hardly any people on the streets. A few streetlights flickered in the distance, their light trembling in the cold night air. The wind carried a strange chill.
Suddenly…
A scream echoed through the silence.
"Help…!"
Then everything went quiet again.
In a dark alley of the city, a man was running for his life. His breathing had become heavy, and it seemed like someone was chasing him.
He looked back—
And suddenly froze.
From the darkness, a figure slowly stepped forward. His face could not be seen. Only his eyes were glowing strangely in the dark.
The man trembled and said,
"Who… who are you?"
There was no answer.
The shadowy figure kept walking toward him, slowly and silently.
Something in his hand glimmered under the faint light.
A sharp knife.
A few seconds later, the alley became silent again.
But this time, a lifeless body lay on the ground.
And blood slowly began to spread across the street.
From that very night, the city came to be known as—
The City of Blood.
Chapter 2 — The Mysterious Killer
The next morning.
The news had already spread throughout the entire city.
Arif Rahman, a young journalist of the city, rushed to the crime scene as soon as he heard about the incident.
He always reported on mysterious events.
The police had surrounded the entire area.
A police officer said,
"No one is allowed to go inside."
Arif showed his press card and managed to enter.
The blood on the ground had not dried yet.
But he noticed something strange.
A symbol had been drawn on the ground with blood.
A strange circular mark.
Arif whispered,
"This is not an ordinary murder…"
"This is a message."
Just then, a deep voice was heard from behind him.
"You're right."
Arif turned around.
Police officer Rahat was standing there.
He slowly said—
"This is not the first murder in this city…"
"This is the fifth one in the last three months."
Chapter 3 — The City Within the Shadows
Night.
Arif sat in his small office, trying to piece together all the information.
Five murders.
Five different locations.
But the same symbol at every crime scene.
He began searching through old news on his laptop.
Suddenly, an old file opened in front of him.
A news report from 20 years ago.
The name of a secret gang appeared.
"Blood Circle."
This gang had once been the most terrifying criminal organization in the city.
But the police had claimed that they destroyed the gang years ago.
Arif slowly whispered,
"So… have they returned?"
Just then, the office lights suddenly went out.
The room fell into darkness.
Arif slowly turned around.
Someone was standing in the dark.
Chapter 4 — The Game of Death
Arif realized he was in danger.
In the darkness, the man slowly walked toward him.
The man said,
"You have learned too much."
Arif asked,
"Are you a member of the Blood Circle?"
The man gave a faint smile.
"The Blood Circle never ended."
Suddenly, he pulled out a knife.
Arif started running.
He opened the office door and rushed down the stairs.
Footsteps echoed behind him.
The killer was chasing him.
As Arif ran outside, he stumbled and fell onto the road.
A car suddenly screeched to a stop.
Police Officer Rahat stepped out of the car.
He raised his gun and shouted,
"Hands up!"
But in that very moment, the killer disappeared into the darkness.
Chapter 5 — The First Door of Truth
The next day.
Rahat and Arif were sitting inside the police station, talking.
Rahat said,
"We've been searching for this gang for a long time."
"But they're like shadows."
Arif replied,
"I think these murders are just the beginning of something bigger."
Rahat placed a file on the table.
Inside it was a photograph.
An old building.
Outside the city.
Rahat slowly said,
"All the clues lead here."
"The name of this place is…"
The Black Factory.
Arif looked out the window.
He had a feeling that what was coming next—
was not just a murder mystery.
It was a war.
And in the middle of that war stood—
The City of Blood. 📖🩸