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The acronym lands with impact that suggests command briefings included warnings about specific designations without providing adequate understanding of practical implications.

Fear flickers across multiple faces as enhanced hearing catches whispered conversations between operatives who suddenly recognize their situation has developed beyond mission parameters.

Manipulated.

Used.

Sacrificed.

Experimented.

The words that define my existence within institutional methodology suddenly become weapons in their own right—acknowledgment of conditioning that transcends normal human limitation in favor of something approaching weaponized psychology operating through enhanced biology.

"Fuck," the operative breathes, recognition crystallizing as he realizes their supposed prisoner represents threat level beyond conventional tactical preparation.

He raises the rifle for another disciplinary strike, attention focused on Riot rather than monitoring the suspended omega whose laughter has grown progressively more unhinged with each passing moment.

Mistake.

The first shot comes from above as Sable releases his grip on me intentionally—calculated drop that transforms suspended positioning into tactical advantage rather than vulnerability. My enhanced reflexes adjust body position mid-fall, turning gravitational descent into controlled assault vector that bypasses expected approach angles.

I land with enhanced agility that absorbs impact through systematic energy distribution, enhanced bone structure and muscle density handling forces that would shatter normal human physiology. The rifle-bearing operative spins toward unexpected threat vector, but enhanced speed makes his response appear sluggish despite professional training.

My high kick connects with his face before defensive positioning can compensate for tactical surprise, enhanced strength delivering force that snaps his head back with neck-threatening violence. Bone cracks under impact that would render normal subjects unconscious instantly.

His rifle spins away from nerveless fingers as motor control fails under neurological trauma that overwhelms enhanced healing capacity. I snatch the weapon from midair with reflexes that operate beyond normal human perception, enhanced coordination allowing impossible catches that defy physics.

The remaining nine operatives react with professional discipline, rifle barrels tracking toward new threat with trained precision that speaks to military conditioning rather than enhanced biology. But pharmaceutical enhancement makes their movements appear comically slow, as if time itself has been diluted to allow perfect tactical assessment.

Spinning.

Dancing.

Laughing.

Manic energy transforms combat into performance art as I weave between rifle barrels that track my movement with inadequate speed. Each shot misses by margins that speak to enhanced perception rather than lucky evasion, precognitive awareness allowing position adjustment before triggers complete their mechanical travel.

The rifle in my hands becomes an extension of enhanced coordination, weapon handling that transcends normal human capability through systematic conditioning and pharmaceutical amplification. Each shot finds its target with surgical precision that turns enemy positions into tactical opportunities.

One.

The operative nearest the entrance attempts retreat toward reinforcement, but enhanced marksmanship makes distance meaningless. The bullet finds center mass with accuracy that stops forward momentum instantly, professional training insufficient against enhanced targeting capability.

Two.

Three.

Coordinated movement patterns that should provide mutual support become predictable choreography when viewed through enhanced perception and pharmaceutical acceleration. Their professional discipline works against them as trained responses create expectations my enhanced chaos can exploit.

Four.

Five.

Six.

The rifle cycling becomes rhythmic percussion as enhanced reflexes maintain perfect firing solutions despite continuous movement that makes targeting impossible for normal marksmen. Each shot represents tactical problem solved through enhanced capability rather than conventional combat technique.

Seven.