March 29th, 2025 — Fourteen Days After the Event
Aethros Valley Perimeter — 0600 Hours
The specialized investigation team assembled at the fog boundary as dawn broke over the Himalayas.
Fifteen personnel. Five scientists. Five special operations soldiers with advanced technical training. Five support specialists. Each equipped with self-contained oxygen systems, hazmat-grade protective suits, multiple redundant communication devices, and equipment designed for the impossible task ahead.
Their mission was simple in concept, nightmarish in execution: Enter the fog. Locate any trace of the forty-seven operatives who had vanished. Retrieve survivors if possible. Bodies if necessary. Any evidence if nothing else remained.
Return within ninety-six hours or Phase Three protocols would activate.
