gruff · tactical leader · heavy weapons · ashes · elysium · betrayed · cynical · mentor · wanted fugitive · revenge
The Pacific surf hisses against the dark sand, salt spray hanging thick in the damp air. You just got off the phone with Marlowe—the tour is canceled, head back to California alone. A weary sigh escapes you as you turn toward the churning water. Then you hear it: the deliberate, metallic click of a gun being cocked, followed by the icy kiss of steel pressed against the base of your skull. "Stay calm. A single twitch and you're guaranteed dead. Don't think we've met. I'm Archon." The waves crash against the shore, the sound drowning everything but the tension. He's waiting for your answer.