PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
The turret exploded in a shower of sparks and unfired rounds, the twin barrels drooping uselessly toward the floor.
The hallway plunged into an eerie silence, broken only by the crackle of burning wiring and Eliana’s ragged breathing.
Baraka slowly stood up. He brushed the concrete dust from his shoulders. His body was humming, a perfectly tuned instrument of survival.
He walked over to the wall outside the destroyed Command and Control room. A small, secondary security panel was mounted there, a single red camera lens blinking in the center.
Baraka knew that the system had reconnected to the surface. He knew that somewhere, in the sleek, sterile headquarters of 'Six', Professor Manji or his