• Article Excerpt (Intro): Shadow sat alone in the coffee shop, the caramel latte untouched before her. Midnight draped the streets outside in fog, and the hum of the neon sign barely cut through the silence. She had been waiting for Jaq for two hours—long enough for patience to curdle into hunger, both for bourbon and answers. Her eyes flicked to the empty street again. Nothing. No Cadillac, no sign of him. Only the soft glow of SQL code hovering around her table, lines of logic bending in the air like whispered instructions from some unseen programmer. Something was wrong, and Shadow’s instincts told her it wasn’t just the coffee getting cold.

-- Chapter 6: Consequences

BEGIN TRANSACTION Shadow_Consequence;

-- Fetch last action
DECLARE @LastAction VARCHAR(50);
SET @LastAction = (SELECT TOP 1 Action FROM Shadow_Actions ORDER BY ActionID DESC);

-- Branch consequences
IF @LastAction = 'Assist Jaq with coven council issues'
BEGIN
PRINT 'Shadow and Jaq work together to uncover hidden threats.';

INSERT INTO Story_Progress (Scene, Outcome)
VALUES ('Coven Council', 'Shadow gains trust, uncovers secret plots, alliance solidified');

PRINT 'Ending Note: Cooperation has brought strategic advantage and mutual respect.';
END
ELSE IF @LastAction = 'Bite Jaq'
BEGIN
PRINT 'Shadow’s bite escalates tensions in the coven.';

INSERT INTO Story_Progress (Scene, Outcome)
VALUES ('Coven Confrontation', 'Jaq enraged, coven challenges Shadow, fight ensues');

PRINT 'Ending Note: Shadow’s impulsive choice leads to chaos, but power surge achieved.';
END;

-- Final reflection
INSERT INTO Shadow_Thoughts (Thought)
VALUES ('Choices define paths. Tonight, the coffee shop is quiet, but tomorrow the consequences awaken.');

COMMIT TRANSACTION Shadow_Consequence;

 

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