by storyofdetectives | May 31, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter 1: The Crash at Drowning PointRain lashed the windows of the SCU’s battered van as it wound its way through the Docklands, the city’s neon-lit grime smeared by the storm. Mira Lorne, Lead Investigator, stared out at the passing warehouses and shuttered clubs....
by storyofdetectives | May 13, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter 1: Arrival in Ash and SteelThe Verrowind Serious Crimes Unit’s van rolled through the battered outskirts of Kaldstricht just after midnight. Headlights caught rusted signage: *IRONWORKS DISTRICT – PROUD HERITAGE, HARD FUTURE*—the phrase half-gouged by graffiti...
by storyofdetectives | May 5, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter 1: Arrival in Driftwood CoveThe morning drifted gray and salt-stained over Driftwood Cove, curling mist over the broken slate rooftops and the jagged shoreline. The Serious Crimes Unit’s evidence transport van rumbled off the battered Coastal Route C2, its...
by storyofdetectives | May 4, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter 1: The Bell That Won’t RingFog swallowed Bridgemoor long before the SCU van crossed the canal bridge into town. It clung to the fractured arches, seeped through the cracked glass of the abandoned textile plant, and smothered any sound that dared linger. The...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 25, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter 1: The Quiet Call of FateElmspire was nestled on the cliffs, overlooking the vast expanse of Verrowind’s tranquil countryside. The village, with its abbeys and observatories, seemed untouched by time. Brother Cassian Mire, the caretaker of the Spire,...
by storyofdetectives | Apr 18, 2025 | Psychological
Chapter One: Echoes Among AshesThe wind swept through the remains of Ashburrow, whispering through charred branches and stirring up ash like ghosts rising from the ground. The Serious Crimes Unit (SCU) had been summoned to this secluded township nestled within the...
