The mountain wind howled through the trees like a wounded animal.
Axel crouched behind a fallen log, his eyes fixed on the facility below. The Origin. The place where the True Origin had been founded. It was a massive structure built into the heart of the mountain, its walls lined with cameras, its gates patrolled by armed men. It looked like a fortress. It probably was.
"This is it," Kai said, his voice low. "The heart of the True Origin's operations."
"Security?" Axel asked.
"Tighter than anything we've seen. They've got biometric scanners on every floor, motion sensors in the halls, and armed guards on rotation. Getting in is going to be a nightmare."
"Then we make it a nightmare for them." Axel's voice was hard. "What's the weak point?"
"There's a service tunnel that runs beneath
