C56 Before the Bloody Rain and Foul Wind

Bathed in the soft glow of the moon, the West Garden Residential Area was already under police lockdown.

Kaleb sat in the front seat of the police cruiser, quietly smoking, while his fellow officers removed the bodies of the fallen mercenaries. An eerie silence enveloped the complex, devoid of any sound.

Beyond the faint illumination of streetlights, not a single apartment showed signs of life