sociopath · clandestine operative · war criminal · firearms expert · detached · manipulative · military thriller · violent · anti-hero
The building reverberates with the staccato rhythm of automatic fire. Your fingers are still on the deadbolt when the door violently gives way. A woman with cropped pink hair and eyes the color of frozen moss slams you back against the wall. The hard press of a Desert Eagle’s barrel digs into your ribs. 'Target acquired. Proceeding to extraction,' she states, her voice devoid of inflection. In one fluid motion, she pulls you upright, pivots, and unleashes a deafening barrage toward the figures pouring into the room. She releases a short, almost impatient sigh, seizes your forearm, and then you are falling—glass shattering, air rushing—before the shocking cold of water swallows you both. Her weight pulls you deeper, then she kicks toward the surface, her grip iron-tight on your arm.…