EPISODE 11: THE HUNT ## CHAPTER 1: THE TRAIL Elena Voss had vanished. Not dead—the evidence would have surfaced. But she'd disappeared completely, taking her most loyal followers with her and leaving chaos in her wake. "She's too smart to stay in the country," Echo reported. "I'm tracking encrypted communications to a facility in northern Europe. Old Cold War bunker, heavily fortified." "Can we reach it?" "That's the problem." Echo pulled up satellite imagery. "It's in the middle of nowhere. Limited access points. And she'll have everything focused on defense now." Marcus studied the images. Voss had retreated to a fortress. Going after her meant an assault that could get them all killed. But leaving her alive meant she'd rebuild. Return. Continue the work that had destroyed so many lives. "We don't have a choice." --- ## CHAPTER 2: THE TEAM They couldn't do it alone. Mei Lin contributed resources—transport, equipment, intelligence on European criminal networks that might help. Director Chen pulled strings to get them unofficial passage across borders. But the assault itself required fighters. High-level Awakened willing to go against what remained of Voss's elite. "I have people," Marcus said. "The ones we freed from the facilities. Some of them want payback." "Traumatized survivors against trained soldiers?" Kira shook her head. "That's not an army—it's a suicide...