In the migrating group from the shelter, of course there were people who knew Leah—her parents and younger sister Lily were among them.
"What's that girl done now?" her father muttered, brows furrowed tight with worry. Leah, his eldest, might've been born a girl, but she'd always acted like a tomboy—headstrong, rebellious, constantly getting into trouble since she was little.
Beside him, Lily was crying her eyes out, her face streaked with tears.
"We're probably not gonna make it to Mount Elbert Shelter…"
Up ahead, the Awakener squad from Genesis Biotech charged again, tearing through the crowd like a blade through paper.
The shelter's people didn't stand a chance. Their defenses had been focused on the direction of the Black Hand Legion, not this. No one expected Genesis Biotech to launch a full-on assault today—with over a hundred Awakeners, all armed with Crystal Core Armaments. It was a full-scale operation.
