CURSED LYCAN
Apex Zero moved like death itself.
It tore through the first wave of Apex subjects before they could react. Faster than them. Stronger. Each movement precise. Calculated. Lethal.
"Run!" it shouted at Sera's group. "I'll hold them!"
They didn't need to be told twice.
Marcus led them down a side corridor while chaos erupted behind them. Sera heard screaming. Breaking bones. The wet sounds of bodies hitting walls.
"What the hell was that thing?" Kira gasped.
"Our chance," Kael said. "Move!"
They burst into a stairwell. Started climbing. Three flights. Five. Sera's lungs burned. Her wrist throbbed despite the bandaging.
Behind them, the sounds of fighting echoed. Getting closer.
They reached a door marked EXIT. Marcus kicked it open.
Fresh air hit Sera's face. They were on a roof. City lights sprawled below them. Seattle. They were still in Seattle.
"Now what?" one of the lycans asked. "We're trapped up here."
