State of Alliance

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One more minute. That was all.

The figure sat on the corner of the rooftop, watching the clouds drift over the pure white dome of the Capitol Building. Wrapped in a scarf, gloves and black attire, it was impossible to tell whether or not it was a man or a woman. Just a shadowy figure crouched down, waiting. Nervous anxiety pooled in the pit of the person’s stomach, building and then subsiding as the countdown narrowed.

Twenty, nineteen, eighteen, seventeen…

Trembling hands curled around the black optics sitting on the corner of the roof. Stay steady, the person kept thinking. This is an important job.

Ten, nine, eight, seven…

Sweat dripped down the shadow’s forehead.

Three, two, one…

A flash of light. Something streaked through the air. It came fast. Too fast for the human eye to catch. But to the person crouched on the roof, it was obviously there. They had been waiting for it. They recognized it.

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