The main street is lively and bustling, but just thirty meters to the north, a peculiar alley slips quietly between the commercial buildings.
Its entrance is blocked by trash bins and pipes, blocking out the sunlight, and few people venture in. Strangely, it doesn't appear on any city maps-urban planners insist it's private property, outside their jurisdiction.

At first glance, it seems like any other alley-unassuming, even a bit rundown.
But hold on-consider these details:

A warehouse fire in the alley once destroyed fifteen crates of textiles. Workers reported removing metal boxes stamped with troop numbers. The Asterleeds Defense Corps quickly sealed off the entire street, but their activities remain a mystery.

Moreover, council assistant Lauren Miller was last seen entering this alley before disappearing. The Asterleeds Defense Corps claim he resigned voluntarily, yet his family has offered a 10000 Luno reward for any information.

I traveled to Ocean Hill to check municipal records. Guess what? No record of this alley exists.
How, then, could a nonexistent alley operate for so many years?

An anonymous Storeowner inside the alley confided, "The Council needs it more than we do. "
Perhaps that holds the key.