In a neon-lit void, internet celebrities and influencers gather, their faces plastered with the artificial smiles that once charmed millions. Here are the exploiters of youth, the manipulators of trends, the creators of division for clout and attention. Their followers are gone, their platforms erased.


    Screens surround them, displaying every lie, every exploitative act, every moment of deception they broadcast to the world. Yuki stands among them, a specter of forgotten innocence.The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.


    “You built your empire on the insecurities of others,” he says softly. “Now, you will face the truth.”


    The screens shatter, and from the shards emerge the avatars of those they exploited—children lost to despair, viewers manipulated into hatred. The avatars close in, their eyes void of emotion, their hands reaching out to reclaim what was stolen from them.