Tenno and Phatheon, two renowned groups known for illegal operations in Hollows come together when they get involved in what was meant to be a simple commission, only for it to spiral into something much bigger than they thought
(The art above belongs to The_Kebe on reddit, it's a recreation of the NFF logo from fate/go for use in Armored Core 6 on PC, I own nothing and had no part in its creation. It was the best I could find of the logo)
No POV Four months before chapter 1 Voice over: Ms. ??? Seen through the eyes of no one important
"We here at the NFF pride ourselves on these core rules of our company, dating all the way back to our founder, the late M/n L/n"
We begin this chapter within one of the Hollows that occasionally plague the city of New Eridu. We watch from the eyes of someone running through the ruined streets, clutching a bag in their hands and panic in their quickened breathing as they constantly looked around their surroundings.
"Honor the contract, no questions asked. Our customer is king after all"
We could see as they could spot the occasional glimpse of a figure cloaked in shadows as they darted from building to building above them, their distance too far to discern any real identifying marks. But their attention was drawn to something else as they tripped on a piece of rubble and fell to the ground, the bag falling from their grasp and spilling onto the ground
"Always give it everything you've got, we don't do a job half done"
The bag's contents spilled to the ground revealing it to be the city's currency, "dennies" a form of silver coin. Seeing the contents spill onto the ground, we see as they began to hurry and try to put the coins back into the bag before hearing as a can rolled into the street and the wooden barricade next to them suddenly had a kunai thrown into it. Eliciting a yelp from the person as they backed away from the dennies they failed to retrieve and ran with what they had before getting up and running again
"Offer a hand of peace while keeping the other armed at all times"
The sound of footsteps could be heard close by while the person continued running. It was clear they had a destination in mind as they ran with fear and purpose, approaching a building located at the end of the street
"The boss' word is law. Every decision, every contract, every request is made by either myself or our boss"
As they got closer and closer to the building, they were stopped when a large Ethereal roared out, getting the attention of the person we were watching through the eyes of. Looking up, we see that it was a massive ethereal that leapt from a tall building and onto the ground in front of the building the person was going for, blocking their entrance
"Should your fellow mercenaries fall in battle, ensure they still make it home and make sure whoever was the cause never makes it back alive"
As they fell onto their back, they watched as more and more Ethereals were emerging from the ruins now that the dinner bell was rang. They began to circle around him and one got a little too eager as it ran towards the person who closed their eyes and waited for death...only for it to never come
The sound of a blade being unsheathed could be heard before a scream followed and as they slowly opened their eyes, we got a view of the person that had been stalking our poor victim. A man dressed in all black armor with gold trimmings in addition to a black scarf that flowed in the wind, the Ethereal that struck first, had been cut in half as the blade in the person's hand would shine in the moonlight
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