Nishanth's new job posting had been simple:
"Wanted: Chief Financial Officer. Must breathe fire. No moral compass required."
The dragon currently crushing his receiving room's marble floor was 17 tons of scaled capitalism. It adjusted its diamond-encrusted spectacles with a claw that could disembowel an elephant.
"Your liquidity ratios, the dragon rumbled, are offensive."
Nishanth kicked his feet up on a solid ruby desk. "I prefer the term 'aggressively flexible.'"
The dragon snorted, igniting a pile of tax documents. "You've been treating money like a weapon."
"And?"
"It's adorable." The beast leaned in, its breath melting gold leaf off the walls. "Let me show you how to really break an economy."
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ]
[ NEW ALLY: "Xarthax the Unrepentant" (Ancient Wyrm / Former God of Debts) ]
[ PERK UNLOCKED: "Compound Cruelty" – Every enemy debt now grows 1000% daily ]
Nishanth grinned. "You're hired."
