Origins

Long before Mutt became the man who keeps the peace, he was a teenager trying to understand a world that didn’t have a name for what he was becoming. The flashbacks to his youth reveal the friendships, mistakes, and moments of courage that shaped him—quiet glimpses of a boy learning to navigate a city that demanded he grow up fast.

These memories aren’t just backstory. They’re the fault lines that run beneath the present, waiting for the right moment to shift.

Urban Shadows

After the breach, Blackridge changed. Some neighborhoods rebuilt. Others were claimed by things that had been waiting for the chance to step into the open. The city’s nightlife became a crossroads—part refuge, part hunting ground, part confessional.

The people who move through these streets carry their own stories: hustlers trying to survive, spirits who never moved on, predators who learned to blend in long before the world changed. The shadows aren’t just scenery—they’re the heartbeat of the story, and they’re always watching.

Rising Conflict

Mutt has spent years keeping the peace, but the past doesn’t stay buried in Blackridge. When old ghosts return—some literal, some not—he’s forced to confront the choices he made as a teenager and the consequences that never stopped echoing.

The conflict rising now isn’t just supernatural; it’s personal. It’s about guilt, responsibility, and the cost of trying to protect a city that keeps asking for more. And as the tension builds, The Black Phoenix becomes the one place where the truth can’t stay hidden forever.