Trouble at the Port
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After a bombing conspiracy shatters their reputations, two disgraced heroes are reassigned to the last place anyone wants to end up, a forgotten corner of Porta Nexus. Forced to share command of a mismatched squad of rookies, misfits, and one very irritable tech genius, the two former heroes must navigate a city still reeling from the aftershocks of war, and a political climate that would rather bury the truth than face it. As tensions rise and hidden players move in the shadows, the two must choose: prove they still have what it takes to protect Porta Nexus... or tear each other apart trying.
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