~ The allies gathered when they were the only ones left. The hill lied in rubbles, Anabella’s cleaners taking care of the bodies. Marx had expected a more cordial meeting, but the three vampires stood some distance from him. All their gazes and loathing aimed at Ava. He was missing a big part of the story, as the three seemed to know her. Their collective hate was so strong he could almost taste it. As the werewolves took their human forms, clothes fashioned around them. Courtesy of a runic symbol that Ava had imprinted on their skin during the fight. Along with that rune was another that helped the werewolves to communicate when in their wolf form. “What is the meaning of this?” Marx asked. “There will be no alliance with that murderer,” Philippe pointed towards Ava. 

~ Shea woke from her nightmare fighting against ghosts that were not there. “Hey, hey, it’s all right.” Ichiro got up from the chair where he sat by her window. The rain outside was now a drizzle. Holding her by the wrists, he held her down as she continued to fight. Ichiro had to straddle her on the bed to keep her down. “You’re safe now.” She continued to buck and kick, trying to get free. “Shea! Stop fighting me.” A few seconds later, she settled down, her chest heaving. Ichiro kept her pinned all the same. Her thick, wild mane of hair covered her face. It was longer than it had been when last he saw her.  Two months ago, he did not know this woman. He and Zigor had not been on the Mountain for two full mont

~ Daniel, Helick, and Ichiro geared up for their recon mission, while Shea gave them an overview of the prison again. They all suspected it could be a trap, but Shea was confident that it was not.  “And remember, the primary aim is recon,” Marx said to the three. “If you can’t get in without making a stir, don’t go in, surveil the property. We need to find out if Sven is alive and the extent of his operations in Penthart.” “What do we do if things go sideways?” Helick asked, putting on his gloves. “Make it out alive.” Helick nodded. “While you guys do that, I’ll be taking a trip back to Pentorium, speak to Vescovi and the others in person.” Marx walked off, and She

STAGE I – GETTING THE TEAM IN PLACE   Location: Penthart Supermax - Inside Cellblocks A and B Alpha Team   The prison transport truck pulled up at the gate. After checking the exterior of the vehicle, along with the badges of the guards who came in the truck, the correctional officers at the outside gate radioed for the first gate to open. The transport went through, and the gate started closing behind them. The second gate did not open until the locks for the first clicked in place.  The same process repeated when they came to stop at the main entrance. Bryan drove the van, with Yuri in the passenger seat, into the compound. They remained there as the correctional officers came to escort the prisoners out. All of them were vampires or werewolves. Both gr

STAGE IV AND V - CALL IN THE HUMANS AND LIGHT THE EVIDENCE ON FIRE   Location: Anax Corp - Mission Control   On the all-clear of Javier, all of Marx’s men and the vampires left. They used the secret tunnels that snaked underneath the grounds of the facility to make their leave. Shea and Hana remained in the control room. Anabella gave the order. “Release phase 2 of the gas.” “Releasing.” “The humans are coming to,” Shea said. “Hana, as we rehearsed.” The comms went dead, and Anabella waited. A few minutes later, th