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Quinn, Latiri 4 Subterranean Base, Level Two

The Nexus crouched opposite me, his dull, black eyes impossible to read. There was no expression there, no response to pain. He did not telegraph his movements, the claws protruding from his fingertips long, curved and sharp as any blade. He was nearly as fast as I, an Elite Hunter.

But not quite.

Which was why a cut on his cheek bled dark blue