Mission Time: 0935 Hours241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFExL1wVrFM
Ravenfall Transport, En Route to Central Command
The dropship’s engines purred under their feet as the last of the rescued Division of Order operatives were escorted aboard.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡty9hyeqfFY
They looked battered — lips cracked, uniforms tattered, faces pale from dehydration — but their eyes still burned with that stubborn soldier’s fire.
One of them managed a grin. “Guess we still owe the world a little chaos.”
They were given water and rations, their hands trembling as they ate.
Vance, leaning against the bulkhead, smirked at Ishaan. “Careful eating too fast, rookie — wouldn’t want you to choke before the next zombie parade.”
Ishaan’s head snapped up. “Oh, you think you’re funny? At least I wasn’t hiding behind my Pokémon when things went sideways—”
Sol, perched on the seat beside Vance,
“Hey, control your barbecue chicken,” Ishaan shot back.
That did it.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUCtCh98npA
They were both on their feet, pointing, bickering, and roasting each other so fast the rest of Ravenfall didn’t even bother to stop them.
Avni leaned over to Veer. “They’re like a live comedy channel.”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAMvgJprCG
Lev folded his arms, grinning. “Nah, this is therapy.”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzC428yGhNG
Sayaka actually smirked.
The Order soldiers eventually joined in the laughter, until one of them, voice thick, said:241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrztGlMft2J
“You saved us. We’ll never forget it. Especially you—” he nodded at Ishaan. “That screaming… actually bought us time.”
Ishaan blinked. “…I’ll take that as a compliment?”
The Force Division squad that had been pulled in for the op joined the moment too, shaking hands with Order veterans. Hugs were exchanged, quiet consolations given. For once, the war felt a little less lonely.
Meanwhile – Eastern Sector
In a dim, incense-thick chamber, Yuriko Hanabira stood before a stone altar.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEpFPRMSxrw
A crystal vial — filled with Luce’s blood — glimmered under the candlelight.
Opposite her, Rokuro Korugane leaned on his staff, his eyes glinting like obsidian.
“So… this is it. The key to waking the ‘Sleeping Gate’,” Rokuro murmured.
Yuriko’s lips curled. “Not yet. But soon. His blood carries more than lineage — it carries authority.”
“And authority,” Rokuro said slowly, “can be stolen… or rewritten.”
The vial pulsed faintly, as if acknowledging the thought.
Central Command – Debriefing
Elda sat behind the long obsidian desk, hands folded, gaze fixed on Ravenfall as their report poured out.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaeDwbDXdOW
When they finished, her voice was calm — but steel lay beneath.
“Losses minimized, objective retrieved… yet I see more questions than answers.”
Then Gianluca Moretti’s voice cut in from the side.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq1eM0XSin
“They took your blood… why didn’t you tell me?”
Luce didn’t blink. “Why should I? I’m COMA. I don’t need to explain myself to everyone.”
The air in the room seemed to sharpen.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm2gB72CJSo
Elda’s eyes flicked from Luce to Gianluca, but she said nothing. The silence lingered like a blade.
Later – Moretti Mansion
The mission’s heaviness evaporated the moment they stepped into Luce’s sprawling estate.
Kaz, the butler, stood at the entry like a military checkpoint in a tailored suit.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJiPM1ex6wx
“If anyone tracks mud onto my floors, I will personally feed you to the koi pond.”
Veer: “…You have koi?”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtQrhj7vNB
Kaz: “Not yet, but I can improvise.”
The pool glittered under the late sun. Drinks clinked, boots were abandoned, and someone brought out a rack of pool balls.
It started civilized. It didn’t stay that way.
Ishaan: lining up a shot “Witness genius at work.”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVU6mM3A2pN
(Cue cue ball jumping clean off the table and into the pool.)
Vance: “Genius? That’s war crime against billiards.”
Avni: leans on her cue stick “I’ll just be over here, sabotaging Veer’s shots.”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdGrFYU2njr
Veer: “What—? You’ve been doing that the whole game?!”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXuxZg9dfu
Avni: “It’s called tactics.”
Raiden and Lev formed an alliance.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aaVnGzuDd
Not to win — just to mess with everyone else’s aim.
Sayaka sank three balls in a row.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5UCJahg2o
Sayaka: “Huh. Lucky streak.”241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaLkENQQtj
Ishaan: “Lucky my ass. You’re a pool shark, aren’t you?”
Kaz strolled past with a tray of drinks, narrating like a commentator.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZ6iSzJDWK
Kaz: “And here we see young Ishaan once again attempting physics without a license.”
Laughter rolled through the air, mingling with the soft splash of the pool.241Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAUyuOJesk
For one night, there were no missions, no enemies, no vials in the wrong hands — only Ravenfall, together, alive.
and then Add to home screen.