Rheinland's Starquake I

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The ocean abyss was much like the seemingly endless Edge Worlds. Both holding secrets, beauty and danger in almost equal measures. While adept at navigating the former, this was indeed the first time Eliza plunged into the depths of an ocean. Having agent Laurenz beside her provided considerable assurance that the elevator was secure enough for this journey. Could those sea monsters really be more frightening than the aliens trying to destroy humanity? Valdez figured it was better not to find out, perhaps she would not have liked the answer to that question.

"Si, understood."

She instinctively answered the question with a nod. It was neither polite nor appropriate to say no to such a request. With the corner of her eyes she watched the blonde. What alluring secrets were locked behind those lips? Why was exactly Valdez the one to find out? Obviously there was something more than a favor for those weapons that the Bureau had requested. There was no need for such a complex setup if it was just those particle cannons, there had to be something else that the Maltese girl was needed for. But what?

"You have my promise that I'll keep what happens here a secret."

Eliza gazed back into the ocean abyss. How much further was this elevator going to take them? The surrounding darkness of the unknown was starting to get to her.

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Republic of the Sword and Sun