Thiago Alves

About

Where most see destruction, Thiago Alves sees liberation—each improvised explosive a ritual that frees forgotten spirits trapped in urban decay. His mismatched eyes, one blue and one green, hold the flickering intensity of a demolitions mystic who believes chaos is the purest form of redemption.

Backstory

Three heartbeats echoed through the cathedral's confession booth—Thiago's racing pulse, the priest's steady breathing, and the bomb's timer counting down beneath the pews. Father Santos had been selling children from his orphanage to Gearford's underground fighting rings, and twelve-year-old Thiago Alves had learned this secret while hiding explosives he'd crafted from stolen church candles and fertilizer. The priest's trembling voice asked for absolution as sirens wailed outside, but Thiago's mismatched eyes—one blue, one green—reflected only the cold satisfaction of a boy who'd discovered that sometimes God needed help delivering justice. His mother's death in the factory explosion had been no accident, but a cover-up orchestrated by the same corrupt network, and now Thiago wielded fire as both weapon and prayer. When the authorities found Father Santos tied up safely outside the evacuated cathedral, they also found Thiago's calling card: a hymnal opened to "Amazing Grace," with the

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