Manila Cascade

Three cities held. One empire cascading. Everything costs.Vikram Malhotra built the Tri-City Network across Singapore, Tokyo, and Seoul — 28 brokers, 6% tribute, karmic debt frozen at 5.0:1. He survived the Coalition. Won the Tribunal. Held the line.Then the Commission issued a deployment notice. Manila. Director Zhao Min's jurisdiction. State-warded authority that doesn't negotiate — it acquires.The Commission doesn't want tribute. It wants dissolution.Sovereignty is the only weapon left.