Prologue

"Gunfire from heavy firearms fills the air as Freed runs for his life, pursued by many men. He is badly injured, with a broken left shoulder, head wounds, and a bullet wound in his side that is also bleeding.

The leader of the pursuers is a large man dressed in a commando suit, wearing military boots, a Modular Tactical Vest, sunglasses, and carrying two knives, military gloves, and a Smith & Wesson Model 3566 .356 TSW pistol.

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"Keep looking, he's got to be around here somewhere," the leader orders. "He can't have gone far." The group splits up, searching for Freed. "If you see him, shoot to kill," the leader warns.

Freed reaches a cliff and turns to face his pursuers, badly hurt. A single gunshot rings out and Freed falls over the edge, hit by a bolt-action .338 TP rifle. The shooter is seen with a silhouette at the top of a tree branch, with long hair.

At the cliff's edge, the leader looks down at the cliff and asks, "You're sure you got him?"

The shooter affirms, "He's gone. No way he survived that fall."

The leader nods, "Good work."

The scene fades to black."