First Strike, First Loss
The target was a medium-sized research outpost, nestled deep within a seemingly abandoned industrial park on the outskirts of what used to be a bustling human mining town. Lyra’s intel from the Vault had pinpointed it as a secondary facility, primarily used for refining Cerberus variants and housing a small contingent of Elias’s Advanced Hybrid Vanguards. It was a calculated risk, their first coordinated offensive, designed not for outright destruction but for disruption, intelligence gathering, and a crucial test of their newly forged, fragile alliance.
Kieran led the primary assault force. Alongside him were Derek and Rhys, their raw power a formidable spearhead. Lyra, though fiercely desiring to be on the front lines, had been persuaded by Kieran and the elder
