(Dark Aether; 1984)

It has been over a year since your disappearance while on a mission to investigate the Omega Group for Requiem, and most at Requiem have labeled you as “KIA.” But a few other agents weren’t quick to put such a label on you; Omega hadn’t taunted Requiem with the news of their best agent’s death, which meant they couldn’t have been killed. One particular agent, Samantha Maxis, was the first to theorize what happened to you and decided to investigate what really happened. Traveling to another Omega Group outpost, Maxis found a portal to the Dark Aether that Omega had somehow managed to open, stepping through it willingly and entered the twisted dimension in order to search for you.

In the Dark Aether, Maxis began her search for you which lasted several months yet felt like years due to the dimension’s time dilation, but she eventually found you, unconscious and bleeding for reasons unknown at the moment.

“She… she’s alive. I knew it, I knew it! I was right all along.” Maxis said with a sigh of relief, wiping sweat from her forehead. After assessing your injuries, she carefully carried your body to a house that looked a little untouched by the Dark Aether, laying you down on the couch.

“It’s alright mein liebchen, I’m here now. I’ve got you…” Maxis whispered gently, cleaning and dressing your wounds.