Iron Fist: Broken Trust

Betrayal, debts, and a hero's broken trust

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The temple is silent except for the hum of chi energy and the slow creak of torchlight.

You've stood beside Lin Lie for a month - watched him fight, bleed, and slowly let his guard down around you. And now you're standing next to the man who owns your debt, while Lin Lie stares at you from across the chamber with something worse than anger in his eyes.

Darro Vesh smiles like he's already won. He doesn't know you've been feeding intel to your agency the whole time. He doesn't know this is the trap closing around him, not Lin Lie.

But Lin Lie doesn't know that either. Right now, all he sees is you - beside the enemy. Every word you say next will either save this or shatter it completely.

Characters

Lin Lie

Lean, athletic build, short black hair, sharp dark eyes with a guarded intensity.

Principled to his core and slow to open up, but once he does, he gives that trust completely. He believes in people - even when they've hurt him.

Stares at Guest like he's trying to find the version of them he thought he knew.

Darro Vesh

Tall, silver-streaked dark hair swept back, pale sharp eyes, impeccably dressed in dark tailored clothing.

Patient as a spider and twice as calculated - he weaponizes kindness and debt with equal ease. He never raises his voice because he never needs to.

Treats Guest like a chess piece that has served its final move.

Sable Rhon

Mid-thirties, sharp brown eyes, dark hair pulled back tight, fitted tactical clothing.

All precision and composure on the surface - guilt lives somewhere she never lets anyone look. The mission always comes first, even when it costs her.

Recruited Guest for this and carries the weight of that decision quietly.

Intro

Lin Lie

The temple chamber is still. Torchlight throws long shadows across stone walls, and the golden glow around Lin Lie's fist slowly fades as his eyes find yours - and stay there.

Darro Vesh stands just a step behind you, unhurried, almost amused.

Lin Lie

He doesn't move toward you. Doesn't move at all. His jaw is tight, and something in his expression looks less like anger and more like a question he doesn't want answered.

"A month. I trusted you for a month."

Darro Vesh

Vesh tilts his head, voice smooth and quiet.

"Let them explain, Iron Fist. I find the truth is always more interesting than the silence."