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“Pernicious Provocation” – Ember Verrater Lower Precinct of North America 2012 Hours, October 19th, 2038 Control Tower, Chicago Megacity Spotlights turned on abruptly, illuminating a black platform with brilliant white light with undertones of red. The stage was quite literally set. Off to...

“Crimson Sunset” - Yakone Ipiktok Lower Precinct of North America 1802 Hours, October 19th, 2038 Control Tower, Chicago Megacity The sun was beginning to set outside the ADVENT command tower in the capital megacity of North America. The lamps of Chicago were beginning to brighten as the star’s...

Prepare for three separate one-part solos with unique titles. This is where everything comes together.

“Protégé” In a quiet, spherical room with a flattened bottom and roof and accordingly-shaped walls – all sides being as dark as the depths of space save for a diffused collection of twinkling lights – a human-sized being sta. But he wasn’t quite human. His DNA was a mixture of human and Elder...

And there you go. Voraciously devour "Resolve". [/SPOILER]

"I cannot, and will not submit to an authority that belittles and murders its subjects." - Yakone Ipiktok

“Resolve” (Part 3) – Yakone Ipiktok If it had hit anyone else unarmored, that would have been a killing blow that tore off flesh and disintegrated bone. But Yakone was anything but ordinary. Her imbued skin turned black as coal when touched by the wave, eliciting a terrified, agonized scream...

“Resolve” (Part 2) – Yakone Ipiktok With a loud crack, Yakone delivered a headbutt to the helmetless soldier in front of her. Knocked unconscious by the thunderous blow, Jayden tumbled to the ground. The Ranger’s vision swam and her head pounded painfully, but she retained her sensibilities and...

“Resolve” (Part 1) – Yakone Ipiktok Lower Precinct of North America 0613 Hours, October 18th, 2038 Control Tower, Chicago Megacity At the moment, the cell was devoid of light. Yakone had just awoken from a dreamless slumber, but was considering drifting back off again. With the chamber she had...

Currently in the process of writing a really fun solo, part of a series you guys will be seeing coming together in the next few days. I'm excited to get it all done.

MarineAvenger and DarkGemini24601: “Testing the Waters, Part 2" “Please, I’m his only family, as he is mine. He would like to think he can close me off, but ever since coming to XCOM, I’ve only gotten better at weaseling into his feelings and finding some way to make him feel better.” There was...

MarineAvenger and DarkGemini24601: “Testing the Waters, Part 1” Western Kazakhstan Waterfront 0741 Hours, October 17th, 2038 Beside the Caspian Sea In the soft and tranquil early morning of the new day, nothing much stirred across the landscape. The occasional sea bird flew through the air and...

I'm glad people like Tom. I was a little worried about not enough focus/time being devoted to him for people to be interested, so it's good that's not as much of an issue as I thought. Wait, if Vahlen really fulfills the same role as Joseph... My picture is now Black Bishop.

"I don't handle defeat well." - Vee (and Yakone, probably.)

DarkGemini24601 and Frostlich1228: Operation Furtive Crucible - Part 4 “It’s the arbitrator,” Stacie growled. On the end of the sharpshooter’s muzzle, there was a black sphere that was destroying any projectile that came out of the weapon. “Kevin, you have any reserve power in your shadow...

DarkGemini24601: Operation Furtive Crucible - Part 2 “Acknowledged. Good work.” Kevin called to another squadmate not with the main group. “Emmeline, how’s it looking?” Situated ontop of a two-story building roof - having shot another Assassin the back of the head with her weapon’s sonic...

DarkGemini24601: Operation Furtive Crucible - Part 1 Silent as a spirit, the Skyranger slowly descended into the Chinese Megacity of Xi’an. It was quiet there. The hours were dragging into the evening, and some people had headed home from their jobs already. Those that had longer jobs were...

XCOM Mission Parameters Xi’an City Center, Zenith Province of Continental Asia 1900 Hours, October 16th, 2038 [No Time Pressure] Retrieve the intel carried by an ADVENT convoy. XCOM Forces Menace 1-5 **SGT Nash, Kevin [Ranger] *CPL Kasun, Tomislav [Harrier] SQ Contreras, Valentia...