The night was thick with the scent of rain, the distant hum of thunder rolling through the sky. A lone figure moved through the darkness, his silhouette barely visible against the endless sprawl of the military base ahead. Cloaked in a tattered hood, his presence was an anomaly—unregistered by sensors, unseen by the human eye.
He had planned this for months.
The artifact lay deep within the heart of the facility, hidden beneath layers of reinforced steel, bio-locks, and the most advanced security the military could muster. None of it mattered.
He would have it.
The figure halted just before the perimeter. A single drone hovered above, its crimson eye scanning the surroundings with mechanical precision. He remained still, slowing his breathing, his body shifting slightly as the shadows around him pulsed.
Then, he vanished.