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The brisk air of the snowy mountains brought back memories for Epoch as she trudged through the drifts towards the temple. In her youth, she would have found herself looking forward to returning home to her family; hopefully even with good news of a mission completed and a warm meal on the table. If she were very lucky, she may even have had the chance to see Smoke... though she rarely had the will to speak to him on her own. But now, each one brought a sadness that threatened to cloud over the anger she had lived with for what felt like a lifetime. Every step she made filled her with trepidation, even in the light of her resolve to end her suffering at the hands of what had once been her clan. For all she knew, she was all alone in the world now... there would be no welcome for her at the place she'd once called home.

The warrior's thoughts were suddenly interrupted as an all-too familiar feeling took hold of her, causing her to stop and take renewed stock of her surroundings. She knew this energy. It flowed through her with every beat of her heart, and danced to her whim whenever she willed it. It was why she had been brought into the Lin Kuei as an infant decades ago and raised by a family that was not her own, yet loved and cared for her all the same.

Time was being disturbed all around her, and the source made itself known as quickly as a thought.

Standing before her now, still thrumming with the chronal energies that had brought it there, stood a visage that made Epoch's blood run cold -- a cybernetic warrior bearing the sigil of the Lin Kuei. Those she had faced before, however, were nothing like this... this one gave her a feeling of dread deep in the core of her soul; something that made all the horrors she'd seen with the invasion pale in its comparison.

"Target Designation: Rǎn Lún-Huí. Alternative name: Epoch." the robotic warrior stated as cold as the air around them. "Your data is no longer required. Your termination has been issued. This one will commence."

Seconds went by as Epoch stared at the automaton in mute shock... then narrowed her eyes in rage. "... You are not even worthy of being called a shadow!" she hissed as she jumped back and began to summon her own energies. "I will end you, then strike this nightmare at it's heart for good!"

It came as little surprise when the cyborg mimicked her movements and summoned the same torrent of chronal energy with seemingly little effort. "You will never see Grandmaster Sektor."

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The brisk air of the snowy mountains brought back memories for Epoch as she trudged through the drifts towards the temple. In her youth, she would have found herself looking forward to returning home to her family; hopefully even with good news of a mission completed and a warm meal on the table. If she were very lucky, she may even have had the chance to see Smoke... though she rarely had the will to speak to him on her own. But now, each one brought a sadness that threatened to cloud over the anger she had lived with for what felt like a lifetime. Every step she made filled her with trepidation, even in the light of her resolve to end her suffering at the hands of what had once been her clan. For all she knew, she was all alone in the world now... there would be no welcome for her at the place she'd once called home.

The warrior's thoughts were suddenly interrupted as an all-too familiar feeling took hold of her, causing her to stop and take renewed stock of her surroundings. She knew this energy. It flowed through her with every beat of her heart, and danced to her whim whenever she willed it. It was why she had been brought into the Lin Kuei as an infant decades ago and raised by a family that was not her own, yet loved and cared for her all the same.

Time was being disturbed all around her, and the source made itself known as quickly as a thought.

Standing before her now, still thrumming with the chronal energies that had brought it there, stood a visage that made Epoch's blood run cold -- a cybernetic warrior bearing the sigil of the Lin Kuei. Those she had faced before, however, were nothing like this... this one gave her a feeling of dread deep in the core of her soul; something that made all the horrors she'd seen with the invasion pale in its comparison.

"Target Designation: Rǎn Lún-Huí. Alternative name: Epoch." the robotic warrior stated as cold as the air around them. "Your data is no longer required. Your termination has been issued. This one will commence."

Seconds went by as Epoch stared at the automaton in mute shock... then narrowed her eyes in rage. "... You are not even worthy of being called a shadow!" she hissed as she jumped back and began to summon her own energies. "I will end you, then strike this nightmare at it's heart for good!"

It came as little surprise when the cyborg mimicked her movements and summoned the same torrent of chronal energy with seemingly little effort. "You will never see Grandmaster Sektor."