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silent. Luke was on his own. Sensing the Furo around him, he was able to determine that there were three other squads within fifty yards. Beyond that, who knew. But what he did know was that they were in every hall, at every stairwell, and literally around every corner.
    And Luke was five floors below the roof.
    Luke only had a few minutes. After taking one look back at the investigating squad, Luke slowly crept around the corner. Seeing that they weren’t looking back, Luke broke into a run.
     There was a Skirmisher just around the corner. Stupid mistake. Why hadn’t he looked?
     Before the Skirmisher could issue a call for help, Luke drew the man’s own knife and jammed it into his neck. The investigating squad heard the noise and spun quick. Before the Skirmisher hit the ground, Luke plucked a particle grenade from his belt and hurled it towards the squad. He was in a full sprint before the bomb exploded, cutting the squad’s angry cries short.
     Other squads had heard it and tore towards the new threat. Luke wasn’t more than fifty yards down the hallway when they opened fire.
     Bullets from over half a dozen guns screamed past him, nicking his billowing pants, grazing his arms and legs. Luke aimed his rifle backwards and blindly fired behind him.
     They were just behind him. They all knew exactly who he was. Radio call after radio call was issued as the pursuing soldiers reported Luke’s position to every Legionnaire in the complex.
     Bullets pounded holes in the door that lead into the cement stair well as Luke kicked it open. Without looking back Luke bounded up the stairs, grunting with every step as his leg was still healing from an examination he’d had just a few days prior. Blood dripped down his right leg and soaked his pants as he ran. He had no energy, he was malnourished, he hadn’t ran like this in over six years. But thinking of the consequences of capture and knowing how close he was to freedom, Luke forced himself on. He took three stairs at a time with every step, putting all his strength behind every stride, listening as the echoing yells that sounded up through the stairwell got closer and closer.
     He’d made it two floors before he encountered the next Legionnaires. They came through the door to the hallway just as Luke approached it. When the first soldier was only halfway through Luke put his shoulder down and charged it, hitting the door with all his might.
     The soldier was a Knight, and the only thing that kept the door open was his armored forearm. Before he could free it, Luke shoved the barrel of his gun through the cracked entry and unloaded a dozen rounds into the soldier. The spurt of blood and agonized yells that came through the slim opening told Luke to move on.
     Bullets ricocheted off the metal railings and impacted into the cement walls. Luke ran on, faster now, with the Legionnaires being only a flight of stairs behind him.
     Faster he ran, wheezing with every breath. His legs and throat burned, his heavy breathing made his chest feel like he’d been hit in the sternum with a sledge hammer. His body didn’t have it in it to take him to freedom.
     But his will did.
     Legionnaires condensed all around him, coming down on him with every weapon they had. Luke didn’t have the time or strength to fight his way out. He was just lucky to have fed the gap just right.
     In a moment that Luke never thought would come, he reached the end of the staircase and found a windowless steel door; Locked though. With pained yell Luke kicked it open and nearly lost his footing as he did beneath complete weakness. Stumbling for his first couple steps, Luke ran across the roof towards the outside edge.
     The sky was red now, the sun a dark, bloody scarlet circle that shone through the plumes of dark, malicious smoke. The sky was filled with massive battlecruisers, Helios, firing their blue sweep lasers towards the infantry on the ground while other cruisers engaged in spectacular