"Captain, we've checked the people Rhaenas brought out. Out of seventy-seven officers that entered the dungeon, all but three officers are unaccounted for. One of them is the chief." An officer delivers the report to Captain Chambers, his voice tight with strain.
Captain Chambers clenches his jaw.
The gate site by the beach of one of the most popular tourist destinations in Concordia no longer resembles a vacation paradise. It has transformed into a sprawling emergency zone, crowded with military tents, Solarys DEU officers, and medical personnel moving nonstop. Orders are shouted, stretchers are carried, radios crackle with constant updates.
Several resort rooms have been repurposed into temporary clinics to treat the unconscious victims. Beds meant for tourists are now lined with officers who have not woken since being pulled from the dungeon.
