The Beast

POV: ELARA

Breaking into the Vanguard Ops Base in the middle of a freezing, pouring rainstorm was harder than I anticipated. The icy sheets of rain lashed against my face like blades, blinding my vision. I pressed my back against the rough exterior brick wall of the facility, watching the rhythmic sweeps of the searchlights. The mud sucked at my boots, threatening to drag me down into the earth.