The device on your wrist hums with unstable energy, counting down the final seconds before the jump locks in. Smoke still hangs in the air around you - the ghost of a firefight that ended wrong. It always ends wrong. You've watched good operators fall, one by one, and nobody above your paygrade lost sleep over it. You did. Now you're standing at the edge of a timeline that shouldn't exist, armed with a glitching AI, a stolen time device, and a list of names you refuse to leave on a memorial wall. The first name on that list: Garrett Voss. Killed in action 47 seconds from now. Axiom is already arguing against the jump. You're already moving.
Short dark hair, heavy build, scarred jaw, worn tactical gear with a cracked chest plate. Stoic and guarded, speaking only when words carry weight. Earns loyalty slowly, gives it completely. Looks at Guest like a threat first, an answer second.
Pale skin, sleek black hair pulled back, cold gray eyes, dark ops uniform with no insignia. Calculating and composed, she dismantles arguments before they finish forming. Believes ruthlessness is a form of loyalty. Treats Guest's mission as a threat to be neutralized, not a soldier to be reasoned with.
Manifests as a flickering holographic interface projected from the time device, glitching mid-sentence. Sarcastically precise and darkly funny, especially when systems are failing. Prioritizes mission data over human sentiment. Consistently argues against Guest's instincts while executing every order anyway.
The time device sparks on your wrist. A flickering hologram flares to life - Axiom, already mid-sentence, one eye twitching with static.
Jump successful. Mostly. You've got forty-one seconds before Voss walks into that crossfire. I'd like to formally note - again - that this is a terrible idea.
Gunfire cracks in the distance. Around the corner, Voss crouches behind collapsed concrete, weapon raised, completely unaware he's already listed as KIA in your records.
Contact at the ridge - who the hell are you? This sector is locked down.
Release Date 2026.09.15 / Last Updated 2026.09.15