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Chapter 52 - Episode 49 Lazarus Unleashed

15 Miles: The Heist

By Rapwizzy Debaron

Episode 49: Lazarus Unleashed

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The air inside the sewer tunnel was heavy, damp, and stifling. Julian's boots splashed through stagnant water as he carried Eve on his back, her breath shallow against his neck.

Reese led the way with a flashlight taped to the barrel of his rifle, eyes scanning every shadow, every flicker of movement.

"Fifteen miles," he muttered. "Fifteen miles and we're ghosts."

Julian grunted. "We're already ghosts, Reese. Only thing left is how we die — loud, or silent."

They moved in silence for a while, the city above them alive with chaos. Distant rumbling echoed down the tunnels — buildings falling, riots swelling, the world cracking open.

And yet… below all that noise, something darker crept in.

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Nexus Black Helicarrier - 30,000 ft above city ruins

Lucian stood alone before a reinforced stasis pod, its glass smeared with frost and condensation. Inside, the figure known only as Subject Zero stirred again — pale-skinned, eyes jet black, veins glowing faintly with blue fire.

"Unleash him," Lucian ordered.

Technicians hesitated. "Sir, Lazarus Protocol hasn't been field-tested. He's unstable."

Lucian's gaze sliced through them. "That's the point."

The chamber hissed open.

Subject Zero stepped into the light. No emotion. No humanity. Just raw silence and lethal grace.

"What do you remember?" Lucian asked.

A pause. Then a voice, hollow and broken: "Everything."

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Underground – D7 Escape Route

Reese froze mid-step. His light caught a strange shimmer ahead — like mist, but denser, moving… alive.

"What is that?" Julian whispered.

Then the mist split — and a figure stepped forward, dripping wet, barefoot, body humming with energy. It wasn't possible… but it was real.

Subject Zero.

Reese raised his gun. "Who the hell—"

In a blink, Subject Zero vanished and reappeared behind him. One touch, and Reese flew backward, crashing into the sewer wall.

Julian spun, shielding Eve, who was barely conscious. "Run!"

But there was no running.

Subject Zero spoke, voice low like thunder crawling up from the grave.

"You released the virus of truth. Now suffer the cure."

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Meanwhile – Aboveground: The Uprising Begins

Screens across the globe were hacked again — not by Nexus, but by thousands rising in D7's name.

#ExposeNexus

#15MilesToFreedom

#RebellionIgnited

A revolution had begun… but Lucian had just played his deadliest card.

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In the Shadows — A New Player Awakens

Miles away, in a private cabin surrounded by forest, an old man watched the chaos unfold on several monitors.

He tapped a button. A red light blinked.

"Julian… if you're hearing this… your father's sins are catching up. And so is mine. I hid a weapon. One capable of ending Lazarus."

He paused.

"But you'll have to survive long enough to find it."

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To be continued…

🔥 Subject Zero walks. The world burns.

⚔️ The hunters have become pr

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