[For all the training he's had, it's a first in this — a team at his side through the tunnels, then into the street, then into the building and up its endless stairwell. By the time they ascend the twelve flights and make it out onto the floor, Cain is breathless and clear-headed with the electric fuel of adrenaline. It was easy to follow the guidance of that strategy laid out in their brief interim. Not as simple as eliminate as many targets as possible, but they're not here to kill.
Another kind of war. Different stakes, different enemies, a gun in his hand.
Cain removes the first lock with careful concentration; the second is faster, more efficient, vanishing from its place and clattering to the ground nearly a meter away. Then a step aside, a survey of the length of the hall with echoed confirmation,] clear.
[There's silence, and then there's the metallic creak of the door, the tempo of heavy boots. That warning message flashes across his vision — instantaneous as a thought, another feature to marvel in all this world's unfamiliarity — but there's no time.
Cain dives behind the cover of a corner a few feet from the apartment door, curse sliding off his tongue under breath.] that was fast. counted five big guys. any eyes on the target?
[On silent feet, Cain moves back down the hall to gain distance and come in from behind just before the soldiers reach the apartment.]
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Another kind of war. Different stakes, different enemies, a gun in his hand.
Cain removes the first lock with careful concentration; the second is faster, more efficient, vanishing from its place and clattering to the ground nearly a meter away. Then a step aside, a survey of the length of the hall with echoed confirmation,] clear.
[There's silence, and then there's the metallic creak of the door, the tempo of heavy boots. That warning message flashes across his vision — instantaneous as a thought, another feature to marvel in all this world's unfamiliarity — but there's no time.
Cain dives behind the cover of a corner a few feet from the apartment door, curse sliding off his tongue under breath.] that was fast. counted five big guys. any eyes on the target?
[On silent feet, Cain moves back down the hall to gain distance and come in from behind just before the soldiers reach the apartment.]