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Wraith
The use of Nocturne was a boon to the war effort for the Bearer Corps. Many Bearers’ minds were ill-suited to hosting phantoms, but Nocturne eliminated those problems with no short-term side-effects. Its ingredients and manufacture have remained a closely guarded military secret.
—From First Contact to First Combat: The One-Month War
A man screamed as a blast of energy hit him square in the chest.
Cade was on the front lines. It was a sight he had seen countless times. He relived this memory every night that sleep had been merciful enough to take him.
The Skex were surrounding their position. His unit was deep within enemy territory, and they were outnumbered. This was the day. The day the Wraith War ended on Gigan’s Hill.
One more day, he thought. That was what he had tol
