The Marked
Author: MDW
last update2025-03-25 22:20:42

Darkness pressed against Hazeed’s senses, thick and suffocating.

Somewhere in the void, something watched.

"You are already marked."

That whisper—it didn’t come from Ralvek. It didn’t come from the creature.

It came from something beyond.

A presence loomed, vast and formless, shifting between sight and shadow.

Then—light.

A blinding, searing light burst through the void, and suddenly, Hazeed was falling.

Gasp!

Hazeed’s body jerked violently as he was pulled back into reality.

His lungs burned as he sucked in air. His vision was blurred, but he could feel the rough texture of a blanket beneath him. A metallic scent lingered—blood.

"Easy, kid," Mazda’s voice cut through the haze.

Hazeed blinked hard, forcing his sight to clear.

They were inside a dimly lit underground chamber. The walls were reinforced steel, lined with old military crates and flickering monitors.

A bunker.

Goro was leaning against a table, his arm wrapped in a makeshift bandage. Mazda stood nearby, his pistol still i
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