Blood on the Ramparts

The battle inside the grand library of Castello di Moretti became a crucible of fire, blood, and desperate close-quarters combat. From the concealed stone opening behind the tapestry, four remaining Cerberus mercenaries surged forward, deploying smoke grenades that filled the vaulted room with a choking white chemical haze. Infrared laser sights cut through the fog like crimson blades, tracing across the mahogany bookshelves and seventeenth-century oil paintings. "Move left!" Dante…