Somewhere Someplace

An operation failed. An ambush by unknowns. An ancient trooper, now an enigmatic foreigner stranded somewhere someplace. Rescued by a deserter, someone similar yet distinct, who vanished without a trace. Abandoned yet again, the foreigner must survive alone within this land of adventure and fantasy made real, blending in… to a point, while being hunted… nominally. A virus in a system. Alien among aliens. Masks worn as faces, devoid of identity. A mind decayed by time. A purpose long lost. Gods scheme upon rotting thrones, shackled to wills not their own. Great powers feast upon their world, stomachs never satiated. Underneath, a graveyard sleeps while primordials conjure air to breathe. The...