A History of War
Life is difficult enough for a Lirian soldier. Training for ten years, hunting evil deimos, solving crimes, facing powerful weilders, keeping the peace in a tension-filled world, each Lirian soldier has a lot on their plate. It doesn't become any easier if you have to deal with a dark past that looms at every corner. How will Lais Felix and Helen Song, two best friends with tragic pasts, handle life as soldiers while running from their past? Will they manage to escape their tragic beginnings? Or will the past finally catch up to them?
Priorities
AKARI
"Shit! What now?!" Sgt. Maraya exclaims as our watches go off in urgent beeps.
People all around the cafe all turn to us to see what the commotion is all about. Tripod, having been startled by the sudden noise, immediately cuddled up next to his mama for comfort. Lt. Song takes him in in an embrace as she reads the contents of the message that's been sent to our team.
This sudden beeping sound means that we've been assigned an emergency mission, and we're supposed to drop what we're doing and attend to the mission as instructed.
"A retrieval operation for a prospective witness at a pletios. The witness is being moved to a different location and we are supposed to intervene before he is transferred," she says.
I too turn my attention to the message.
Operation Details:
Subject: Hobest Knowley, member of the Triton Mafia
Objective: Retrieve subject before he is transferred location.