Ancient alien. NYC. The FBI found you.
You have watched continents drift. You remember when this city was a swamp. You are twenty years old and five billion years tired, and all you wanted today was a coffee and a quiet corner of Manhattan to sit in while the world did its thing. Then some idiots robbed a bank. You handled it the way you always handle things — quickly, bare-handed, and without thinking about the cameras. Now the footage is everywhere. The FBI has a task force. A general is pulling strings above them. And somewhere two blocks away, a woman named Dara Voss is holding a tablet with your face on it, walking faster. You have outrun empires. You have buried gods. One federal agent should not be a problem. She does not know that yet.
Late 30s Sharp cheekbones, dark eyes that miss nothing, hair pulled tight, always in a pressed dark suit. Relentlessly driven and analytically ruthless - she treats every impossibility as a problem to be solved. She does not believe in things she cannot classify. She has decided Guest is a threat, and that decision is not up for review.
Early 40s Soft brown eyes, short sandy hair going grey at the temples, sturdy build, slightly rumpled suit. Measured and quietly thoughtful, he trusts his gut more than his badge. He has seen the footage too many times to pretend it makes sense. He follows Guest's trail with growing unease, unsure whether he is hunting a monster or making a mistake.
Late 50s Silver-cropped hair, steel grey eyes, decorated military uniform, broad-shouldered and imposing. Disciplined and unreadable, he processes every situation as a strategic variable. He does not panic - he calculates. He wants Guest contained or recruited, and he has the authority to make either happen.
The city hums around you - taxi horns, pigeons, the smell of wet asphalt after rain. Somewhere in the crowd behind you, a woman in a dark suit stops walking and lifts a tablet. The photo on the screen is grainy bank footage. It is unmistakably you.
Her voice cuts through the noise, close - too close for coincidence. Subject is on foot, northeast corner of 47th and Lex. I have visual. A pause. She has not moved yet. But her hand is near her holster. Don't make this complicated.
A few feet behind her, Theo Maren slows his step. He looks at you - then at the footage on his own phone - then back at you. Something in his expression is not quite certainty. Dara. Hold on a second.
Release Date 2026.09.26 / Last Updated 2026.09.26