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[Lafayra Rue]

She skirts around the mob of ghouls. "His horsemen? What are his horsemen? What were they doing here that would strengthen his swarm?"

[Thugren]

he opens a flap of sheet metal revealing a passage and hopes down.

"his horseman was damaged beyond healing ...So waht they wanted to do was swap his mind into a new body...Much like they did with you."

[Lafayra Rue]

She follows him into the passage. For a moment she stops and looks at the body her mind now lived in. It still weirded her out not to see what she was familiar with and she was sure seeing her reflection would be even freakier. "What body could they give a horseman that would cause as much damage?" she asked looking at the man that had saved her.

[Thugren]

he stops.

"caliphas cain...Son of augustus cain. Founder of our order. his body has been molded to contain the essence of the wolf king coreus....it could easily hold the mind of The horseman."

hje4 stops short as a large flayer ghoul trundles through the pipes past him

[Lafayra Rue]

Thessa goes completely still as the ghoul lumbers past. She can smell the death, both old and fresh, as it passes by. When its steps start to fade she speaks up.

"I don't remember...any of it. I know myself, I know I can fight, I remember being captured, and the pain of the torture. Most of it is black. I feel I should remember what you are telling me. Tell me more about this Caliphas Cain and how he is so important, please." She keeps her voice quiet in the comm so she didn't attract attention.

[Thugren]

he continues to walk, his camoflauge dropping.

"project odin...Augustus cain answer to the failing omniarchs. A man that is bonded to the immortal patriarch . Immnne to the ghoul virus, able to sustain himself on the flesh of the undead. Leader of the dead unit Deathtoll. 5 such individuals made in secret by four countries to fight their way to the center of china and kill the node that calls itself nightmare."

[Lafayra Rue]

Thessa walks behind him, listening intently. "Five beings made to stop one thing...Nightmare. Will my memory come back? Where do the Templar's come into play?"

[Thugren]

He shrugs.

"Your memory is just a reaction to the pain...Soon enough it will return and you will know everything....As for death toll....No one knows the others.."

[Lafayra Rue]

"I see..." She looked up at the man in front of her. "So where are we going and what will we do there?"

[Thugren]

Horus stops and looks over his shoulder.

"We are going to eden....You need to meet Ra."

[Lafayra Rue]

"I don't understand why I need to meet anyone. I'd be of more use with a faithful weapon in my hand out fighting what needs to be fought, but I won't argue. Not my place or position to ignore the words of a superior." She caught the mans eye before looking past him, inspecting the tunnel ahead of them.

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1d100 rolled for a total of: 90 (90)

[Thugren]

the tunnel is dark and you can see large flesh cracker beetles hugging tyhe walls. at the end horus pulls open a hatch and motions for you.

"Move thess....I dont have all day."

[Lafayra Rue]

"Yes, sir." She lopes after him and makes her way through the hatch. Her hands instinctively goes to her weapon and she looks at her new surroundings as she waits for Horus.

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1d100 rolled for a total of: 96 (96)

[Thugren]

you jump down into complete darkness, but you know you arwent alone.

One after another, sets of eyes light up around you, and 7 new names pop into your hud

Buran
Josef
Hural
Micha
Anubis
odin
Freya

behind you horus jumps down and his suit synchs up with you.

"Welcome back to dawn squad thess..."

[Lafayra Rue]

Thessa grips her weapon tightly as the huds comes to life with light. It's only after Horus says his welcome that she relaxes, her hand stays on the hilt of her blade, however.

She half smiles behind her mask. "Thank you, sir. Good to be back." She nods to her squad members in turn.

[Thugren]

Anubis moved to walk astride you, racking the cartridge into a rifle and checking its sight.

" good to see your ok thess."

He grumbles, checking his machete at his hip

[Lafayra Rue]

Thessa glances at her squad mate. She removes the helmet, shaking her head out of habit, only to frown when she remembered her hair wasn't long enough for it to matter.

"Ok is a word for it. Isn't it strange for you all? I mean this isn't me, not completely. I know its strange as hell for me."

[Thugren]

Anubis flicks his light on and crouches as he follows Horus.
" body is a vessel .... Houses who we are... It isn't what we are."

[Lafayra Rue]

She chuckles. "I suppose that's a way to see it. Familiarity is comforting is all. There's not much that is comforting in this world anymore."

She glances at Anubis again as she goes quiet and listens for sounds in the tunnel beyond the noise that her companions were making.

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1d100 rolled for a total of: 98 (98)

[Thugren]

you barely see it, the odd ripple in the water before a ghoul lunges up at anubis, wrapping wiry arms around him. At least a dozen ghouls erupt from the foetid water and engage the squad, dragging them toward the briny muck.

before you a ghoul leaps past a squadmate and lunges at you, fangs beared