Rune Locke

A cyber-operations soldier with a sharp mind and quiet storm brewing under the surface. Brilliant at spotting patterns no one else sees, but chained to a glitch in his records that keeps him grounded while everyone around him deploys. Loyal, observant, and stubbornly resilient, Rune carries the weight of being overlooked, until he discovers that the system didn't ignore him by accident.

Haunted by unanswered questions, a broken enlistment file, and an administrative error that shouldn't exist, Rune is driven not by glory but by truth. And truth is starting to look back at him.

Rune is the kind of soldier who becomes more dangerous once he finally realizes what he's worth.