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“Have you ever been at the Ground Zero of a disaster?” “Nothing can prepare you for it.” “Because seeing it through a monitor is one thing, but to be there is another.” “The smell of smoke and smoldering metal in … Read More

“Who do you want to be?” “Those words rang in my head, it was a question I’d asked myself every day of my life when I was younger. What did I want to do, who did I want the world … Read More

“Deathrow.” “The end of the line, the place where the interned go to die at either the blades of Zeus’ loyal, or to the hands of one another. It’s said once you’re down there, you’ve signed your death warrant, there’s … Read More

“Do you know what it’s like to be locked up?” “To be surrounded on all sides by nothing but cold steel while you toil away, your only company being the thoughts scratching at you from the back of your head?” … Read More

“I’ve been to more funerals in my life than any sane man should ever have to attend.” “A hundred lives lived, a thousand tears shed, and the entire time I sat back thinking about just how much I could have … Read More

Slam. “The door landed in my face with a thud, the sounds of my failure echoing against the walls of passageways. Anyone could have heard that conversation, heard as I begged and plead.” “As I failed to convince Pegg of my intentions.” … Read More

“When I was a kid, I spent my days in an arcade down in the Agora district.” “I was young, I was stupid, and I was absolutely obsessed with this one game. It was simple, a side scroller where you … Read More

Years ago. The Bleak. Jackson Cade stands in front of a dirty alleyway, service pistol at the ready as he peers into the darkness, unable to see into the shadows. He points his weapon into the shadows but stops where … Read More

“When I joined the APD, Riggs told me that the only way to the Eagle’s Nest was to go step by step upon the career ladder.” “No skipping to the top. No shortcuts.” “I may be at the bottom, but … Read More

“As I look at the photograph in my hand, all I can think about is what its worth to me. In this photo? I don’t see what Harold sees, I don’t see what the crowd sees.” “I see somebody.” “I … Read More