Two weeks after Hollowstar, Eclipse Faction had found its rhythm.
The headquarters buzzed with activity most days. Contracts flooded in faster than Sam could process them, a direct result of winning the Vanguard challenge. Thirty percent of their workload now came to Eclipse instead, and while the faction hadn't absorbed Vanguard's people or infrastructure, the sheer volume of work meant everyone stayed busy.
Noah stepped off a transport covered in purple goo that smelled like rotting fruit mixed with sulfur. The beast they'd been hired to retrieve had broken containment at a private facility, killed three handlers before they could subdue it properly. By the time Eclipse arrived, the thing was rampaging through residential areas.
