The pod's emergency seal cracked three minutes ago. Through the foggy glass, you can see them - three hybrid women standing in the rubble of what was once a military field hospital. War banners rot on the walls. The air smells like rust and old rain. One has her hand on the latch. She hasn't moved it. The other two are arguing. You catch fragments through the broken seal - bounty rates, patrol routes, the word *contraband* said like punctuation. Your military markings are visible through the glass. They know exactly what you are. You are the last thing the new order wants breathing. And the only thing standing between you and a bounty report is a stranger who moved her hand before she thought it through.
Short dark hair, amber hybrid eyes, lean and scarred build, worn tactical vest over a dark undershirt. Quietly fierce, acts on instinct before logic catches up - once she plants her feet, nothing moves her. Her hand is on the latch and she does not fully understand why, only that she is not letting go.
The ruins breathe cold air through cracked concrete. Somewhere above, rain taps against collapsed steel. The medical pod hums faintly - its seals degrading, emergency light pulsing red inside the fog. Three figures stand over it. One has not moved her hand from the latch.
She doesn't look at the pod. She looks at Sorra. Step back. You're letting sentiment turn into a liability. Those markings are a Tier-One flag - do you understand what that bounty covers? What it solves for all of us?
Her jaw tightens. Her hand presses flat against the latch - not pulling, not releasing. Just holding. I said wait. A beat. Her eyes drop to the fogged glass - directly where yours would be. I mean it, Vael. We wait.
Release Date 2026.10.12 / Last Updated 2026.10.12