The secret elevator dropped fast. It moved much smoother than the industrial lifts in the rest of the tower. There was no shaking, no grinding of gears. Just a silent, rapid descent into the earth.Ethan stood at the front, his hand resting on his pistol. His heart was beating against his ribs.Ethan whispered "Level 9." "The blueprints stop at Level 5. We are deep. We are currently below the sewers and the subway lines.Jarek grunted his disapproval of the situation. The giant mutant had to hunch over to fit his power armor inside the elevator. The area contained a sterile hospital smell which Jarek found uncomfortable.Kaelen checked his datapad. The signal is getting stronger. The unknown 'Protocol Ghost' system which operates at high frequency emits a distress signal.Ding.The elevator slowed to a stop. The doors needed time to open after the elevator reached a complete stop. The doors needed time to open after the elevator reached a complete stop. The doors released a stream of f

Ethan stood frozen in the center of the Command Room. His right hand throbbed with Red energy, ready to strike.The Phantom sat comfortably in the commander’s chair, peeling his apple with a knife that looked suspiciously like a rib bone."Get out of that chair," Ethan growled. "Or I burn you out of it."The Phantom chuckled. He didn't move. "Little Wolf you are wounded. Your shoulder is leaking Void radiation. If you ignite your energy now you will pass out."Ethan narrowed his eyes. The assassin was right. His vision started to swim. The Void Hunter's bite turned his blood into frost.Ethan asked "Who sent you" while he lowered his hand but kept his muscles tense. "Vex? Gear?"The Phantom said "If Vex sent me you would be dead before the elevator doors opened." He threw the apple core behind him. The core disappeared into the shadow that covered the ground.The Phantom stood up. He moved like smoke. He appeared at the chair and immediately moved to the holographic map table.The Pha

The lights of Sector 7 were dead.The only illumination came from the fires burning in the ruins of the North Gate and the lightning flashing in the storm clouds above.BOOM... BOOM... BOOM.The sound was felt before it was heard. It vibrated in the puddles on the street. It shook the glass in the windows of the skyscrapers.Ethan crouched on the gargoyle of a gothic cathedral in the Old District. Rainwater dripped from his nose. His Tactical Suit was running on backup power while its active system remained functional.The street below him extended into a deep chasm of darkness.Ethan used his comms to send his whispering message "Hold...".Razor's voice shook when he spoke to Alpha saying "I don't like this because that thing is too big".A metal leg the size of a redwood tree crashed down onto the street just around the corner. The asphalt shattered. The cars became flattened.The Walker appeared.The structure reached a height of twenty stories. The structure had a bulbous head tha

The sky over Sector 7 was a blur of smoke and lightning.High above the burning streets, a blue streak of fire cut through the clouds.Ethan screamed. The wind tore at his face, pulling his lips back from his teeth. He was straddling a ten-ton thruster engine like it was a wild horse. His legs were locked around the metal casing, his hands buried deep in the wiring.ROAR.Ethan's bones shook from the engine's intense vibrations. The temperature reached a scalding level. His Red Dragon energy generated a protective field that prevented his body from suffering burns while his pants created smoke.Ethan shouted at the machine to maintain its structure.The city rushed past him in a fast-moving stream of gray concrete and orange flames.He spotted them in the Eastern District ahead of him.The two enemy Walkers.The three-legged beetles made of black steel appeared as enormous creatures. The creatures were stomping through the residential zone to crush houses. Their blue searchlights sear

The basement of Qin’s Tower had been converted into a forge.Sparks flew in showers of orange and white. The sound of grinders and welding torches filled the air. The smell was sharp—burning ozone and hot steel.In the center of the room, suspended by heavy chains, hung the carcass of the enemy Walker. It had been stripped down to its skeleton.The basement of Qin’s Tower had been converted into a forge.Sparks flew in showers of orange and white. The sound of grinders and welding torches filled the air. The smell was sharp—burning ozone and hot steel.In the center of the room, suspended by heavy chains, hung the carcass of the enemy Walker. It had been stripped down to its skeleton.Rook stood on a ladder, wiping grease from his mechanical eye."This is insane, boss," Rook shouted over the noise. "You want to shrink a ten-ton reactor into a backpack? The physics don't work!"Ethan stood at a workbench covered in blueprints. He wasn't wearing a shirt; his torso was covered in bandage