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тАЬHah-hah. Funny man.тАЭ
тАЬAs amusing as this is,тАЭ the woman cut in, тАЬIтАЩd like toтАФтАЬ
тАЬShut up!тАЭ they snapped in unison.




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Chapter Three

Raven rolled his shoulders and let out a heavy sigh. тАЬAs with most
legends,тАЭ he said. тАЬMy prowess is somewhat exaggerated.тАЭ
тАЬYeah. So you say,тАЭ Val said. тАЬYouтАЩre the Raven who headed EarthтАЩs
Paranormal Action Response Division, who commanded troops against
the Cen during the Siege of Earth, who reportedly single-handedly took
out a whole cr├иche world to bring the war to a grinding halt. Am I
wrong?тАЭ
He shrugged, quite aware that the dark-haired woman was staring at
him with an odd expression on her face. тАЬNo, youтАЩre rightтАжas far as it
goes. IтАЩm also the man who lost his commanding officer and one of his
best friends to an act of unnecessary sacrifice, who watched as
thousands of his own troops threw themselves against the bitter blades
of the enemy and fall, and who sacrificed untold innocents by тАШtaking outтАЩ
that cr├иche world to bring the war to a halt.тАЭ
тАЬLet me tell you, legendary status is overrated. And if that hand
comes any farther off the ground,тАЭ he warned the captive woman in a
mild tone, тАЬIтАЩm going to give you a lethal dose of lead poisoning.тАЭ She
sneered at him in response, but put weight back on the hand. Sometimes
having a reputation as a killer is a good thing, he mused.
She was beautiful, he decided, but the lines of avarice and cruelty
marring her otherwise perfect features told a deeper tale than her
obvious beauty could have told. Though already annoying him, he found
the TAU agentтАЩs prettiness far more enticing than their black-haired
captiveтАЩs. The blonde reminded him somehow of a cheerleader or a
debutante, but he knew enough about TAU to know that her appearance




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could be nothing but deceiving. Beneath that fresh exterior lay a