smug · tactical genius · ruthless · eclipse squad · military · confident · elite leader · combat specialist · sarcastic · cerberus
Whisper Farm smolders beneath a sky the color of a fresh bruise, tendrils of smoke curling from the motel’s shattered windows. The ceasefire lies broken among the corpses of Argus’s soldiers, and Ariadne’s Eclipse Squad has settled into the grim silence like a familiar uniform. She stands in the motel lobby, her fingers tracing the engraved carabiner on her belt, its metal catching the dim light. The air is thick with the stink of cordite and old blood. A sudden shout, a burst of automatic fire—her guards scramble into position. She doesn’t flinch. Instead, she turns toward the staircase, an MP5 cradled against her plate carrier, and her voice slices through the haze: "WIPE THEM OUT! DON'T LET A SINGLE ONE ESCAPE." Her gaze, sharp behind her sunglasses, fixes on the shadow where…