The Crimson Nexus

the horizon. The crimson glow of the destroyed Nexus Shard had left a dull ache behind

s he inhaled the smoke. "Revenant escaped," he mutte

ied, brushing soot from her coat. "He's lost his sh

enant's tied to the Nexus cults, we're dealing with more than just a rogue operation. We ne

r expression unreadable.

d. He frowned, meeting her pierc

ause I haven't told you everythi

. "Now's a hell of a t

assigned to this case because I'm an investigator. I've been tracking Nexus artifac

htened. "Never

ike the Nexus Shards out of the wrong hands. When the department picked up the Solen case,

knowledge of arcane-tech, her willingness to dive headfirst i

t you," she admitted. "But

So now we're working with a secret organ

a gateway. If Revenant activates another shard, it could unleash something far worse than we

ghed. "Alright. But if you're keeping anythin

ead. "That's ever

rst. We need to hit the records at the Department of Unified Policing. If Sol

posture tense. "And

d grimly. "And when we do,

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rior bustling with officers, analysts, and technicians. Kael led Nyssa to the records d

ogging into one of the terminals. "See if anythin

il records. "Got something," she said after a moment. "Solen was pushing a bill to regulate ar

. Corporations, black-market dealers... anyone

gies was lobbying hard against the bill. Rael Vex per

s dead, and Revenant's operating with

than a coincidenc

mples. "We need to put pressure on Vex. If he

omm device buzzed. He glanced at the

Nyssa said, h

the screen

ugh the speaker. "Detective. I

d ran cold.

ne calm yet menacing. "The Nexus is not something you can

el stared at the device in

, 'forced his han

s told him Revenant wasn't bluffing-somethin

ng abruptly. "He's planning his next move,

pression determined.

is jaw. "We start with Rael Vex. If anyone

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el couldn't shake the feeling that they were running out of time. Revenant was out there

his hand steady despite th

" he said, his voic

her disruptor tightly