The doors didn’t just open.
They detonated.
Steel screamed as the blast ripped through the chamber, hurling debris across the floor. Kael tackled Aria behind a reinforced console just as gunfire tore through the air, bullets sparking violently against metal and stone.
Smoke filled the room.
Shouts echoed sharp, controlled, military.
“They’re breaching in waves!” Kael shouted over the chaos.
Aria pressed her back against the console, heart pounding but her mind was terrifyingly clear. Data streamed across the screens beside her, symbols and names aligning with memories that no longer felt foreign.
“Three entry points,” she said rapidly. “Main door, left corridor, ventilation shaft above”
A flashbang exploded overhead.
Kael cursed, rolling to shield her as the light burned white.
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