The Orpheus Protocol

Kiera must face the darkness within her own soul before traversing Hades, and what she finds is a horror all too real. Meanwhile, Pierce discovers what lies at the center, end, and beginning of all things, and the scope of Nadra's years-long plan is revealed. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Maree Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kai Engel - Snowfall Sergey Cheremisinov - Labyrinth Project Divinity - In M...

Pierce infiltrates the depths of Hades through means subtle and arcane, but quickly finds that he's not the only one with a talent for getting places he shouldn't be able to go. Music Credits: Sergey Cheremisinov - Seven Lights Darren Curtis - Scary Futuristic Music Theme Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Into the Depths Myuu - The Unknown Myuu - Song of Unhealing Myuu - Spook Box Myuu - Black...

The agents of Sol Invictus confront our operatives and their Maenad allies, and the defense systems of Sanctuary itself are brought to bear. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Giving the Cables Life Three Chain Links - Magic Hour WARHORSE - Remote Control Dad Prelude Ezietto - Stars and Warriors Kai Engel - Written in Ink Josh Woodward - I'm Letting Go (Instrumental) Zero-project - Earthbeat Neuro...

With Pierce gone into the Kerberos Unit and Mitch under the control of the Song, Kiera is very much alone, in the midst of a hostile realm. But that solitude is short-lived, as forces from all sides converge, either to save the world, or perhaps claim it… Music Credits: Roland Macintosh - Sad Siren Song Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - MSP#2: VOICES Sergey Cheremisinov - Destroyer Myuu - Outs...

On the surface of Elysium, the cell must contend with the entity at the center of the Song, using courage, trickery, and eldritch manipulations of reality. But the intentions of this unthinkably powerful being are mysterious, and whatever it desires appears to be directly in our operatives' path… Music Credits: Myuu - MSP#2: VOICES Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - MSP#1: FORSAKEN DOS-88 - Che...

As Mitch, Kiera, and Pierce press further into the depths of Sanctuary, they are hunted by denizens of the facility that have lingered in its vaults and halls, whether out of familiarity, insanity, or hope of the kind of prey that would seek out such a place... And as mysterious energies seem to coalesce in the background, our operatives feel the subtle hand of a machination they have yet to uncov...

In the back yard of an old, ramshackle house, atop a hill, in the small town of Chester, Illinois, a group of uneasy allies and truce-inclined enemies stand around the edge of a brackish, ill-kept reflecting pool. And the time has come for them to depart and strive to save the world from butchery beyond imagining. Music Credits: Josh Woodward - Fight the Sea (Instrumental Version) Three Chain Link...

As the Labyrinth itself unravels into cosmic chaos, the cell must make a desperate bid to escape. Later, uncomfortable reunions with person, place, and construct lead to the first solid lead concerning the machinations of Darren Feldman and Nadra Al-Hashem. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Darkest Child Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Ossuary 6 - Air Kai Engel - Maree Naoya Sakamata -...

With the Blessing of Tammuz upon both Pierce and Marcus, an unexpected reunion threatens the entire mission. All eyes are on Vermilion as the moment of truth arrives for the cell, the cult, and perhaps the Tammuz divinity itself. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Parasite Eve - Out of Phase (SNES Remix) Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Myuu - Spook Box braids - 01 - 02 Free Dramatic Scores - Feel t...

Confronted with a temple which cannot rightly exist, the cell and its allies must determine how to navigate it and secure the blessing of Tammuz. But even if this challenge can be met, how are Pierce and Marcus to proceed without having to kill one another? Music Credits: ED SPITZER TECLADISTA - Milky Way Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Temple of the Manes ErikMMusic - Dust and Shad...

Vermilion welcomes Pierce Keswick, aspirant to the mantle of Tammuz. Within, horror and depravity await. The cell must navigate the deadly and harrowing landscape of Vermilion, but the mere observance of decorum within threatens to contaminate their souls. Music Credits: Kevin MacLeod - Lightless Dawn Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Shadowlands 3 - Machine ED SPITZER TECLADISTA - Mi...

Mitch, Kiera, Ashleigh, and Marcus reunite with Pierce, and the two cells go about the uneasy process of determining how much they can trust one another. With the culling ceremony complete, the time draws near to journey from Sighisoara to Snagov, and to face the true darkness of Vermilion. Music Credits: Kai Engel - Tumult Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Sergey Cheremisinov - Sea and Night City-Hu...

With Pierce mysteriously vanished, Kiera and Mitch must contend with the Red Game, but hope to make contact with Marcus to secure a numbers advantage. Meanwhile, Pierce comes face-to-face with Muninn, who's come bearing disturbing revelations. Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber Three Chain Links - Magic Hour whiteydoesdubstep - Bass and Violin - A Perfect Pair (Dubstep) extreme bass r...

Kiera reels from the awful discovery she made within Chobi's thoughts, and the cell is embroiled in Vermilion's barbaric opening ceremonies. But simple bloodletting is far from their only worry, as the supernatural presence that hangs heavy over Sighișoara takes sudden action. Music Credits: Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin MacLeod - Satiate Alexander Nakarada - Foam Rubber Myuu - Crime Scene...

With Vermilion's location, time, and trajectory in hand, the ORPHEUS cell makes its way to Romania to attempt their mission to disrupt the cult of Tammuz. Once there, they must contend with local corruption, the disturbing implications of the invitation itself, and an unclean presence hovering just out of sight... Music Credits: Sergey Cheremisinov - Old Ally Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Kevin M...

Freya and Rhett attempt to draw the defensive response away from Sampson and Jack, while the old friends cope with the ultimate obscenity whose cultivation is the true purpose of the facility. Impossible beings and impossible choices collide, as the Sabotage Arc ends. Music Credits: Darren Curtis - The Cold Settles Three Chain Links - Magic Hour bXmMusic - Boggles My Mind Heliline Kelluke - Their...

As Freya and Rhett try to process their realization of the facility's hidden purpose, Sampson and Jack search out their own horrific discoveries below. Amidst the swift and deadly security response to the Maenad infiltration, faith and sanity are tested by the stark evil taken root on this lonely platform. Music Credits: txtVapor - Cyber Heaven Three Chain Links - Magic Hour Heliline Kelluke - The...

Off the coast of Mexico, an oil platform looms in the dark, producing a product far more corruptive than that for which it was designed. Freya, Rhett, Sampson, and Jack begin their high-risk infiltration and sabotage operation, to secure the Invitation that Walter has promised them upon completion of their mission. The story of that hard-won intelligence begins with a phone call, a helicopter... a...

The cell's battle against the water treatment facility's high-tech security forces continues, and a fragment of a broadly distributed conspiracy is revealed. Furthermore, with the information gleaned from both sides of the joint venture between the cell and the remaining agents of the Maenad Directive, the next step becomes clear. Music Credits: Peter Rudenko - Unawaken Three Chain Links - Magic H...

The cell makes preparations for their upcoming operation, to be coordinated with the movements of the remaining Maenad Directive cell South of the border. During this time they must also bid farewell to Neveah, who sorely needs to go home and back to her normal life. The mission takes the cell to a strange facility whose true purpose is as yet unknown... Music Credits: Myuu - Stronger Together Thr...

The cell makes long-awaited contact with Cassandra, who informs them of the situation concerning the location of Vermilion. However, the town of Queensmouth sits atop veins of secret arcana that run deeper than anyone knows, and Pierce is drawn to them like a lodestone. On the other side of the occulted mysteries, a fierce battle awaits, with the cell's ability to intervene in the Vermilion crisis...

As Mitch attempts to determine a way to return to the United States and rendezvous with Cassandra, an unexpected opportunity arrives, with a serious freight of danger. At the same time, Kiera and Neveah must come face to face with Pierce's mistake and its consequences. Will the group be able to maintain its cohesion enough to move forward? Music Credits: Myuu - Reversion Three Chain Links - Magic...

Returning to the outpost cabin via unnatural means, Pierce and Mitch are left to count the cost of all that's happened. A long-overdue confrontation concerning Pierce's priorities, and an unexpected lifeline... Music Credits: Alexander Nakarada - Freedom Three Chain Links - Magic Hour crt_head - Eat Dust Three Chain Links - Masks and War Drums Three Chain Links - There's the sun, peeking through m...

Mitch, Pierce, and Hailee Pennington in the body of Kiera make it back to the outpost cabin. But how are they supposed to get home? Before that can be settled, however, Kiera needs help returning to herself, which will keep Neveah and Hailee busy for a while. And Abby seems to have found a second location nearby that Bernier was jealously guarding... Music Credits: Free Dramatic Scores - Tales fro...

Time has run out.  With Joachim unaccounted for, Grace having lost her mind to darkness, and Kiera confronting horrifying visions from the past, Gabriel's path to whatever baleful end is nearly unobstructed. The walls themselves seem to lean in, anticipating an unspeakable banquet, as all assembled take part in a ritual nearly none of them understand. Music Credits: Myuu -Ground Noise Three Chain...