Blood is on my hands. Red rivers run through canyons that make up my palm print. It pools in the crooks of my curled fingers, creating lakes of a man that used to be. Drops overflow and cascade over the backs of my knuckles where they draw together until they are strong enough to leap into the air. They fall one by one between my boots, where they hit the ground and explode as scarlet stars over broken pieces of white concrete.
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Everyone sprang into action at once. A blast of fire hit Pross in the face as he raised his sword. As Serk shot a bolt of lightning from his staff, an arrow embedded itself in his back. Scrie’s Healer met the same end as the Wizard. Charles found his head cleaved by the elven Wind Dancer. A burst of fire from the ground sent the sweet stench of Key’s and Lep’s seared flesh into the air.
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Then, when you are finished with this part, read the end of the story in Part 3
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Bight jerked into a sitting position, hands shooting to his neck. A fire raged from the unbroken skin. Wrestling with the grimace on his face, he leaned back into his seat. The pull on the back of his head lessened as slack returned to the wire attached to him. A sigh left his mouth, taking with it the cold bite of the knife. He lowered his hand and opened his eyes.
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“Put up your wards! They’re coming,” Bight shouted, dropping off the top of the stone wall and back into the fortress. He drew his pair of long daggers and cast a glance over his shoulder.
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Be sure to read Operation Ashes Part 1
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176UY 7/23 0618
Pain.
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Date: 176UY 7/21
Mission: Codename Ashes
Objective: Classified
Source: Classified
Location: Classified
Operators: Firefight Team BA65(II) Nickname: Acid Rain
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