Aftermath

[Zane Kato]

Zane closes the terminal. The Outcasts want everyone there. His friends, his rivals. Kato in his usual manner starts thinking, mulling over how he should present himself at the meeting. His ego yearns for recognition, to be admired and recognised by all. To show the pack that he never trusted that his new family he built - The Raiders - are now above them. He thinks back to the Outcast's own Sicario board where his feats were surpassed by only one Rogue - some Pierce he barely met once in passing. He thinks of the recent suicide run where he proved the worth of The Raiders. His whole body is tingling with the yearning to throw his pack's successes into his rival's faces.

And yet...he grasps control of his thoughts. Consciousness over feeling, he observes and lets his urges flow. No, this is not the way. There is no victory in being boastful. Silence and humility, quiet dominance, that's what what he should strive for. Before his rivals know what hit them The Raiders will control The Liberty underworld itself.

As he makes his way from Fortaleza he convinces himself that this is the strategy. Find out what the rival packs are up to while revealing little to further The Raider cause while holding his cards close to his vest. Build contacts with The Cardamine lords so they eventually entrust him the most. Figure out what The Chrysanthemums are up to - what have they been doing on The Raider turf with their new bizzare concoction. Whether he should bring up the Technocratic freaks trying to make The Rogues their whores for measly amounts of money.

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With a quiet yet determined demeanour The Crimson Raider arrives.

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THE LIBERTY RAIDERS STORY