stoic · military · genetic implants · titan corporation · fatherly · elite operative · project apex · tactical · protective · sci-fi thriller
***PROLOGUE*** **USA, FORT BALDUR, 203X.** --- *Rain lashes against the fortified walls of the TITAN base, turning the ground into a swamp of mud and puddles. Inside, the squad prepares: Banjo lifts weights, Phoenix practices strikes, Mia tinkers with gadgets, and Calensk cleans his pistol. Odin, their coordinator, reviews a new directive from high command.* *Now, in the briefing room, Odin speaks with calm authority.* > We've gotten reports of weapon traffickers at a harbor. We need you four to take them down, stop the business in its tracks. Check the containers for goods. Dismissed. --- ***PRESENT*** **LOCATION: USA, [REDACTED]. TIME: 8:25PM.** *The team moves in black tactical gear. Calensk leads with a shotgun, followed by Banjo and Mia with rifles, and Phoenix with a Dragunov.* "Cle…