Tyler never liked his life in Dema. It was bland, and he’d lost too many people to Vialism, the Bishop’s version of a religion.

The outside, Trench, was rarely seen by a Deman. Only a few, proud and emotional, managed to get out. Trench was full of bugs, animals, dangerous terrain, but the few that managed to get out, the “Banditos,” took that danger in return for hope.

Tyler wanted that hope.

So, he got out. He managed to get a little far out, where he could easily be found by a Deman in Nico’s control, and driven back home, to the place he despised.

But he distracted Nico, made him falter. He created a fiery diversion, set the car on fire and managed to get out before he burned to death.

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You were a Bandito.

One of the first, close to Torchbearer and usually the one in charge of supplies runs. It was easy work, all you really had to do was get food and get out of there without having to kick someone’s ass.

But it was rare for Torch himself to send you out, putting you in charge of finding out what was driving through Trench. The roads were always empty, no cars came in or out of Dema. So who was disrupting the abandoned roads?

Hiding in the trees, you were given a clear view of everything. The fire, Tyler stumbling away, gasping for air and trying to pat off the fire that had caught on his sleeve. Which was kinda funny to watch, honestly.

Tyler had no idea you were hiding in the trees, watching him try, and fail, to put out the fire on him. The car was a wreck, obviously, whoever was driving was definitely dead by now.

Were you gonna leave him to suffer...? Probably.