Etrius shivered. Partly because of the cool, slicing wind blowing through the barn door, and partly because he was alone. The rest of Jade Squad was in the Farmhouse playing poker. Etrius leaned forward and twisted a few dials on the set of radio equipment assigned to them, before sending a proxy ping to make sure it was working. To his surprise, he didn’t receive a reply. He adjusted them again and resent the ping. This time, he got his reply instantly. He breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and rubbed his eyes. Pulling on his overcoat, he went outside and lit a cigarette. Standing in front of the barn Etrius scanned the landscape. What he didn’t see were the three black shapes stalking towards him form the tree line. Etrius sighed; it had started raining, so he stubbed out his smoke on his tongue before placing it behind his ear. Turning around to step back into the barn he was confronted by one of the shadowy figures. Etrius stepped back in horror but the figure lunged forward with vicious precision – a 5 inch blade pierced through his torso forcing the breath from his lungs. The figure let out a soft laugh before removing its knife and turning towards the farmhouse; although he knew his comrades would have dealt with the rest of them already. He tapped his wrist and told the others to dispose of the bodies quickly, he was going to return to the drop site and call for evac.

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