Chapter 9: Deeper Infiltration

Mark returns to the warehouse knowing there’s no way back.

Still haunted by Rachel’s words and the boy he helped destroy, Mark steps deeper into the heart of the Mithras cult. The initiation may be over, but Pater makes one thing clear: loyalty is not a single act—it is a lifelong sacrifice.

As Mark is drawn into the cult’s inner teachings, he learns the ancient philosophy behind Mithras—its ranks, its rituals, and its demand that the old self must die to make room for something new. Each lesson strips away another layer of humanity, pulling him closer to the abyss he once believed he could control.

With Aaron gone and silence swallowing the truth, Mark feels the cult tightening its grip, reshaping him from the inside out. Doubt is forbidden. Mercy is weakness. And purpose comes only through blood.

By the end of the night, one terrifying reality settles in:

This isn’t just infiltration anymore.

It’s transformation.

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