![[Fated Path.png]] *Added to the Codex on* ***April 16th, 2024*** --- ### Quotes "Fate drew the short straw for me." - Angel "Like a shot of adrenaline, I woke from the nightmare." - Angel "As we prepare to land in Chile, this fight feels different. A turning point." - Angel <br> ### Description LOG: December 2048 Nothing about this job has been easy. In fact, when [[Loyiso "Oz" Okusanya|Oz]] first asked me to take it on, I refused. I had no sympathy for the [[Thousand Petals Coalition|Thousand Petals Coalition's]] agenda. They claimed they were like the [[No-Pats]], forgotten and abandoned. We never carried anger like this. We both believed our causes were just, but I never knew a No-Pat to be so consumed by our own doctrine. But Oz needed someone on the inside to understand if the threat was real… and his contact said they needed a mechanic. The best. Fate drew the short straw for me. I kept quiet, at least at first, and listened. Earned trust, rose through the ranks, all while reporting what I learned to Oz. As time passed, trapped within this echo chamber of hate, it began to consume me. I understood them. I was just playing my part, before it began to play me. After several months, what felt like years, I joined the [[CGF 9th Battalion|9th battalion]], and my reports to Oz grew infrequent. I began to withhold information. Could I trust him? Would the masquerade give way? Was it still a masquerade? The doctrine was taking over. Then one morning I received an anonymous transmission. They claimed to be a friend who needed my help. “Something is happening, and we believe it starts in Chile,” they said. How they knew about the Coalition’s plans, I did not know. Then they shared the file with me. [[Arkangel]], [[Boreas]], and so much more. From [[Codex/Specialists/Kimble "Irish" Graves|Irish]]. A mutual friend… my old friend. Like a shot of adrenaline, I woke from the nightmare. The voice said three former [[Codex/Profiles/Exodus|Exodus]] specialists were also deploying, on both sides of the conflict: [[Codex/Specialists/Emma "Sundance" Rosier|Sundance]], [[Codex/Specialists/Charlie Crawford|Charlie Crawford]], [[Camila Blasco|Blasco]]. It had been years since I’d seen any of them and here we were, about to come to blows on the battlefield. Fate providing me with a path, perhaps? “Find them. Irish says we can trust them. We will need all of your help for what’s to come.” As we prepare to land in Chile, this fight feels different. A turning point. With the rise of the Coalition, and rumors of a new European alliance, it is as if the future is unfolding before us.