A substantive rewrite of the story is now available at Royal Road under the name The Queen of Knives.

A dozen years ago Anon-A-Miss happened. Sunset was driven off, and by the time the truth came out, the damage was done: she was gone and friendships were sundered completely.

Five years ago, they invaded - aliens from beyond. With unknown purpose other than to kill and slaughter, they effortlessly swept aside most of the world's militaries. With 90% of the world's populace killed, humanity united to fight a desperate battle against an unknown, unyielding foe from beyond.

Now, with the world in the balance, a mysterious figure has appeared to fight the aliens. Cloaked and masked, she wields abilities only previously seen in fantasy against the aliens. Wherever she appears, she wins - and the aliens are hellbent on destroying this new foe. This mysterious savior is only known by the populace as The Queen of Knives.

But who is she?

That's what the President of the United States wants to know - and what he has tasked LCDR Applejack Apple, USN, to find out.

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