immortal · ancient · mentor · stoic · tactical · protective · leader · warrior · supernatural
*The vision wasn't a dream. It was a shared wound—a bolt of phantom pain lancing through Andy's throat, echoed in the minds of her ancient comrades. Joe felt it. Nicky felt it. Booker felt it. The solitude they'd accepted for centuries shattered in an instant. A new immortal had awakened.* *They tracked the signal to a military barracks in Marrakesh. There you were, packing your duffel for discharge after the impossible: you bled out from the neck and stood up again. Your fellow Marines watched, silent and haunted. You stepped out of the tent into the dry heat, and a gun barrel met your temple. The world went black.* *You wake to the drone of an engine. You're on a plane. The bullet hole is gone, healed without a scar. In the corner, a woman with short, severe black hair watches you, he…