Mary Miller
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“… Sorry, Archon.” Finn suddenly brought his knee up using all of his strength, knocking Archon straight in the crotch. “Augh-” he groaned, but Finn wasn’t done just yet. Taking advantage of his momentary vulnerability, Finn pulled his leg out completely from underneath Archon and drove it into his stomach, sending him flying backwards… straight into Lupus. “Oof!” The large, bulky man crashed straight into the old geezer, but the impact wasn’t enough to knock the detonator out of…-
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Octane sprinted out of the room far too quickly for the eye to see, leaving behind nothing but a faint green trail and afterimages of his lightning-fast movement. He breezed past the guards, sending a wave of wind in their direction as they spun around, confused. “Hey, who’s that?!” A gang member yelled, before quickly chasing after Octane. “Don’t know, he’s too damn fast!” Another replied, joining the hunt. “Hurry, block all the exits! We’ll surround him from the other side!” Just…
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Archon gave the signal and went on the zipline first. Chaining his special vest to the tightrope with a hook attached to the back of the chestpiece, he glided across smoothly, performing a deft front roll at the end as he reached the roof of the other building. Like trained assassins, Storm and Octane followed, with the latter not bothering to use any hooks or chains. He simply took a scrap piece of metal he found on the ground and used that as his ‘hook’, grabbing it with both hands as he slid…
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The next morning, the 154th Squadron set out for the Alpha Lupi gang’s hideout location. Before executing the actual mission tonight, some reconnaissance was necessary. The six stood atop the roof of a tall building a short distance away from their target and got a good view of the area. Fanatic, who had finished setting up a telescope, peered in the direction of the hideout. “Okay… I can see the second and third floors from here, and the vent too. It seems to be still screwed shut. I don’t know…
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By the time Archon was finished his story, the 154th Squadron all realized that none of them had taken a single bite out of our rice. Some of them drank a little of the soup, and that was it. After hearing that tragic tale, they weren’t exactly in the mood to eat either, but Finn still did it anyway since he didn’t particularly have a mood. Right after eating, Archon strode up to the wall and pulled down on chain switch of some sort, dropping down a map that was originally rolled up on a rod hanging…
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Storm brought out the lunch he had made while Archon, Finn, and Iris were away. Setting the large pot of soup on the table and lifting the lid up, a sweet and rich aroma immediately swarmed the air. “Thank you, Storm,” Archon said with a sad smile. “Perhaps this… can help soothe my pain a bit.” “Hey, boss… if ya don’t mind me askin’, why are you telling us about this now?” Octane asked, scratching his head. “It seems kinda… how do I say it, out of the blue.” “I will get to…
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After Finn and Iris were instructed to take the elevator back down to the bottommost floor, they left the Guildmaster’s office, leaving only the woman and Lei Feng behind. Lei prepared to leave as well, but the Guildmaster suddenly stopped him. “Lei.” He froze, turning back around to face the woman. “What is it, Guildmaster?” “Those two… keep an eye on them for me.” “…” Lei looked like he was confused and wanted to know why, but he also realized it wasn’t his place to ask. So,…
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After Archon showed the guards at the gates an identification of some sort, the three of them entered the massive tower. The interior of the Phantom Slayers Headquarters was like a highly-advanced airport with multiple stories, in a way. The inside was painted mostly white to match the exterior and polished pristine, not a single speck of dust to be found anywhere. To the left was a series of elevators with people walking in and out, and the right held various terminals of some sort along with a staircase…
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Finn climbed out of bed and headed for the men’s bathroom to get ready for the day. It was still very early, approximately 6 AM, according to the counting he did inside his head while in the reality rift. Despite this hour, however, Archon was already up as well. Finn heard his voice coming from the bathroom and instinctively prepared to say good morning, but what Finn never would have expected when he heard his voice, was the contents of his sentences. “Please… just give me a little bit more…
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“How so?” Finn asked, having no idea about any of this. This was the first time he was hearing about ‘the Expungement’ and whatnot. His history lessons in school never mentioned anything about humanity being nearly wiped out. “I’m not sure either,” Archon sighed. “I’m just repeating HQ’s words. They didn’t tell me why, and when I asked, they didn’t answer.” “O-Okay, but we can survive, right? I mean, we haven’t been wiped out yet, so…” Octane trailed off. “That’s…
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