The Crimson Nexus

cility in the city's industrial district. A forgotten relic of a bygone era, the str

nning the area. The air was damp and thick with the smell of oil

lone mercenary patrolling near the entrance. "But if R

er. "We go in quiet, take out the patrol, and

intly. "Subtlety

ven I can surpris

reached the mercenary first, her disruptor raised. A single, precise

g useful. He pulled a keycard from the mercenary's belt a

ded. "Let

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k steel door, its surface scarred by years of neglect. Kael swip

kness. The faint glow of emergency lights cast eerie shadows

emitting a soft hum. "The Nexus readings are getting

shoulder. "Let's hop

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oles and terminals lined the walls, their screens flickering with residual energy. In the

exus tech, all right. But what

containment unit," she said after a moment. "This facility was used to store and sta

on high alert. "Then we need to fin

ugh the chamber. Kael and Nyssa ducked behind a console, the

. His crimson eyes seemed to glow in the dim light, and his pr

ered, his voice cold and commanding.

tightening. "We can't let him

ed. "What'

ned, but they had the element of surprise. He took

n we focus on Revenant. Keep him distracted

g to disable a piece of ancient Nexus

y. "Not a clue. But

at the ready. "Fine. Just

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f the mercenaries. Chaos erupted in the chamber as the remai

eadly precision. She took out two more mercenaries before

oice carrying over the din of the f

blast of crimson energy seared past her. "Fun

structure hummed with power, its surface etched with glowing runes. A console nearby dis

aring at the controls. "Th

moving quickly but carefully. Sparks flew as he bypassed a seri

hrough the chaos. "Whatever

a, his movements unnervingly fast. The remaining mercenaries lay

l shouted, his fingers f

nment unit powered down. The cylindrical structure spl

ng shadows across the chamber. Kael reached for it, bu

to

, his crimson eyes locked on the shard. Nyssa was be

ling with, Detective. That shard is the key to humanity's salv

unny. I was just about to

rgy surging through him like a lightning bolt. Rev

, launching a blast of

, the shard's power coursing through him. The chamber trembled as t

es, shouting, "Kael,

the shard burning in his

rd's energy toward Revenant, the resulting expl

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t was gone, his mercenaries scattered like ash. Kael dropped

side, her face pale.

rembling from the shard's ener

m. "We need to get this out of here. If Rev

espite the exhaustion in his ey

that their fight with Revenant was far from over-and that