Skrax slumped back into his chair, the silence of the office louder than the destruction he had just caused.
He couldn't wrap his mind around the sheer absurdity of the report. The bank was actually bankrupt? How was that even a mathematical possibility?
More importantly, what was to become of his grand expansion plans? As the Director of Alpha Bank, he felt the very air being sucked out of his lungs.
For a fleeting, terrifying moment, the magnificent office, with its gold highlights and panoramic view of the sector outside, felt less like a throne room and more like a suffocating cage.
"Running out of capital?" he mumbled to himself. His voice sounded hoarse, and his mouth felt as if he had just swallowed a handful of dry ash.
"That's impossible. We are the most popular financial institution in this entire space system. We have credit lines that span multiple sectors! Our name is synonymous with the new era of commerce!"
