Storyline

In 2035, ten years after JSOC Commander David Mason stopped terrorist leader Raul Menendez, a video surfaces showing Menendez threatening new attacks. David and his unit, Specter One, are deployed to the Mediterranean city-state of Avalon to investigate "the Guild," a tech conglomerate led by CEO Emma Kagan that claims to be protecting humanity. After infiltrating a laboratory, Specter One is exposed to a hallucinogenic toxin called the Cradle, causing the team to experience shared visions drawn from their personal traumas. The team uncovers that the Menendez video was a deepfake created by the Guild, and that Kagan intends to weaponize the Cradle to cause widespread terror while positioning her company as humanity's savior. Specter One destroys the Guild's manufacturing complex and captures Kagan, before pursuing her remaining operatives who attempt to unleash the toxin once more.