CLASS A: RETRIEVAL OPS
Codename: Phantom Fade287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz9BryVvXB
Target: 5 missing Division of Order operatives287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwrkF4UwNyx
Zone: Sector 9, Eastern Reach — Quarantined Seraphim test vault287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNrmOz8OceY
Hazards: Radiation, EMF anomalies, possible non-human movement287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOl33zACSYN
Objectives:287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbsoaoGsmyc
▸ Stealth entry287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgLmeg7Jy4
▸ Data recovery287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaILWPJLvIV
▸ Search & extraction287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHW3HJjHN6
▸ Full squad survival (unlikely)
Change in Personnel
The doors to the Tactical Chamber slid open again. Gianluca Moretti stepped in — no hologram this time. Real, imposing, and in control.
His presence made Luce and Lev exchange a quick look. Their grandfather rarely made personal appearances.
“Mission begins in under three hours,” Gianluca said coolly.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFrh48bKrt
“Due to unforeseen medical issues, Operative Mia Fenwick has been grounded.”
He paused.
“She will be replaced by Vance Reznov.”
A ripple moved through the chamber. Silence. Then—
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Ishaan muttered.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvdWIqpbeTL
Veer clutched his head. “Why… why is it always us? This Vance and his walking fire hazard of a Pokémon—sorry, Sol Ardent—we’re cursed.”
Sol, from across the room, winked.
Avni muttered to Raiden, “Tell me Gianluca isn’t trying to sabotage his own mission.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXCZ5hB2aRf
Raiden exhaled through his nose and glanced at Erik, who gave him the faintest smile. A quiet anchor in the storm.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2k4WByPNQt
They locked eyes — warmth in the middle of steel and chaos.
That’s when Dane Albrecht opened his mouth.
“Ugh. Disgusting.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBoYalY0KlQ
“What?” Dev frowned.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2e3XFTB1RW
“That look between those two. Makes me want to puke.”
The room froze.
Luce’s chair scraped the floor. Slowly.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh8tEvuNG4F
He stood, no dramatic flair — just steady, controlled danger in every word.
“Say that again, Dane,” Luce said softly, “and I won’t wait for the enemy to kill you. I’ll do it myself. In front of everyone. Clear?”
Lev stepped forward too, deadly calm.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡikafbfUpeF
“You’re new. So we’ll let it slide. Once.”
Dane raised his hands. “Tch. Whatever.”
Avni muttered, half-laughing, “People think Luce is all logic and poise… until you touch the wrong nerve.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVI0echBL69
Sayaka added quietly, “He doesn’t bluff.”
Tension hung in the air.
Gianluca simply said, “Dismissed. Prep your gear.”
Hours Later – Valgrave Barracks, Team Quarters
There was a heavy stillness as night fell. The kind that only shows up before a mission you might not return from.
But not everyone was still.
Avni & Lev — The Wildfire
Their room door slammed shut.
Clothes hit the floor before breath could even catch up.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Q1BZEtuV1
It was messy. Hungry. Weeks of tension burned away in desperate kisses, Lev’s hands tangled in her hair, Avni’s laugh breathless between gasps.
The bed thudded. Then cracked.
A scream.
Then another scream.
Luce & Sayaka — The Inferno Beneath Ice
Across the hall, things were quieter.
But far more intense.
Sayaka stood by the window, moonlight on her bare shoulders.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFgOmTzieBz
Luce came up behind her, wrapped her in silence, not words.
No orders, no strategy. Just heat and gravity.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn11KknL0W5
They moved together like instinct — slow at first, then everything but gentle.
Her nails down his back. His breath in her neck.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6n6QXz4Pd1
They didn’t say much.
They didn’t have to.
The world narrowed to one bed, two people, and a thousand suppressed emotions released in waves.
Erik & Raiden — Stars and Silence
On the roof, the two lay under a sky too beautiful for a mission night.
“Still thinking we’re cursed?” Erik asked softly.
Raiden shook his head.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCaSoOppag
“Nah. If this is the last night... I’m glad it’s with you.”
They kissed under starlight.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlsUEKpxj95
No rush. No frenzy.
Just hands held tight and silence shared.
Dev & Saira — The Quiet Flame
Dev and Saira sat by the inner courtyard fountain, backs leaned together.
“Scared?” she asked.
“Of course,” Dev said. “But I’ve got you.”
They didn’t need more than that.
When they kissed, it wasn’t wild. It was soft. Anchoring. Real.
Meanwhile… The Peanut Gallery
From the rec lounge, everything could be heard.
CRASH. THUD. GASP. SHRIEK. BEDFRAME-DEATH.
Jane: “…what the hell is happening.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHI5KPduAM6
Laziel (calmly sipping tea): “Mating rituals. Obviously.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmIWaFUKeLj
Niko: “Do they know we can hear this?”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaa417QiP2
Kaia: “No. Do we tell them? Also no.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufKNhNxId9
Elior: “Is Lev always that loud?”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpP7ZnuYvSG
Rin: “Apparently yes.”
Veer turned to Ishaan.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wa9hClVwk
“Well. At least this time we’re not the only ones who attract chaos.”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwp3ylcdLT
Ishaan grinned.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SDw2Y90pU
“Wanna watch Solo Leveling Season 4?”287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ls2q1UFAb
“Always.”
They curled up with a tablet, earbuds in, volume on max.
Midnight – The Final Calm
Luce stood at the balcony, shirt half-buttoned, hair tousled, watching the fog roll into the horizon.
Sayaka leaned beside him.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtsMypyOWOA
“We ready?”
He exhaled.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8c0ROEEOgk
“No. But we’re going anyway.”
Behind them, doors opened.287Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL8VXlOHNl
Footsteps. Voices.
Ravenfall. Ready or not.
Phantom Fade begins at dawn.
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and then Add to home screen.