As soon as I returned to my room at Mythos Academy, the weight of the task ahead of me pressed down like an invisible anchor. Thirty billion dollars. It wasn't just a number—it was a challenge, a near-impossible mountain to climb. Even as I sat in the plush confines of my dorm, staring at the polished surface of my desk, the enormity of the sum made my hands feel cold. My parents were well-off, sure. Wealthy, even, by most standards. But not thirty billion dollars wealthy. That was a number that went beyond comfort and into the realm of the absurd.
If I was going to pull this off, I'd have to make it happen myself. The answer wasn't in saving or working overtime. No, the answer lay in the one thing I had that no one else in this world did: foresight.
