Skirmish in Harrow

Casualties| * 4 civilians
* 2 MPS officers

The **Skirmish in Harrow** was a short battle within Greater London between MI5 alongside MPS, Darkhand and Lilith Umbranata against members of CHIMERA.

## Prelude

### Marcus Barber's Defection to the United Kingdom

*"В Санкт-Петербурге действует подпольная контрабандная сеть. Это единственный известный мне способ выбраться из этой страны."
"Как вы узнали Что я хочу уйти?"
"Никогда не записывайте ничего на листе бумаги, а затем теряйте его. Если бы это увидел кто-то другой... тебя бы убили. Теперь ты можешь либо пойти со мной, либо остаться здесь, на этой свалке."*
―Darkhand and Kazimir Poltorak[src]
Marcus Barber, also known as the Darkhand (and Misha Bedavich, his name that was given to him by the Soviets), was brainwashed by the Soviet security agency—KGB—and used as a political weapon for the latter half of the Cold War. In 1991, after regaining some of his old memories, and realizing that the Soviet Union would collapse soon, he began a plan for escape. After finding some notes left over by Kazimir Poltorak referencing finding ways to escape, Barber realized Poltorak was after the same thing he was. After being informed of a smuggling route to the United Kingdom, he used his status in the Shadow Korps to summon Poltorak to his office. After gtting involved with numerous smuggling operations, the two made it to the United Kingdom, revealed their status as Soviet defectors, and were subsequently interrogated.

### Lilith Umbranata's Desertion to Harrow

*"As long as I live, you will never live a normal day again."*
―Myria Mavress to Lilith Umbranata[src]
After the Killing of Dedra Mavress, the Shadow Order was plunged into chaos and unorder. After Lilith Umbranata was suspected of the killing, Myria Mavress, using her influence, convinced everyone that Lilith had done it. After sending two small kill teams after Lilith, and them both failing, Myria decided to try to kill Lilith on her own. After a short duel, Lilith was able to incapacitate Myria and flee the scene. After remembering a plan she had, that involved Barber (who she had transferred some shadow powers to) she fled to London, knowing he would most likely flee there after the Soviet Union collapsed; she sensed his disloyalty to the Soviet Union when she first met him.

### CHIMERA's knowledge of Barber

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, friend of Barber/KGB officer Yevgeni Kovalyov joined CHIMERA, instantly becoming an important member of the organization due to his knowledge of useful ex-Soviet weapons and people. After informing the higher-ups about the Shadow Korps, he then talked about Barber, and the equipment used to brainwash him that the KGB left behind. After that day, it was Vissarion Voss' goal to find and 'repurpose' Barber.

## Battle

*To be added*

1. ↑ Translates to: *"There is an underground smuggling network operating in St. Petersburg. It is the only way I know how to get out of this country.*"
2. ↑ Translates to: *"How did you know that I wanted to leave?"*
3. ↑ Translates to: *"Never write anything down on a piece of paper and then lose it. If someone else saw it... you would have been killed. Now you can either come with me or stay here in this dump.*"