The Rising Sun (Part 1)

"They could keep me alive for centuries if I kept playing their game…"

(Scene: After the battle with the eight hostile aircraft from your own military, your jet hovers high above a sea of golden clouds. The first light of dawn streaks across the sky, bathing the cockpit in a warm glow as your jet recharges.)

Kim: Energy at 83% and rising. We're clear of all hostile signals, Raf.

You: They really wanted me gone this time. Those weren't just warnings—they aimed to kill.

Kim: They couldn’t risk you coming back. You know too much. There's no going back now, Raf.

You: I know. The minute I crossed that boundary, I became an enemy myself. The irony is, they could keep me alive for centuries if I kept playing their game… 300 years, 500... just as long as I stay a good little war machine.

Kim: They’d rather kill their own Ace than let anyone see past the shield they built.

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