The Raid for the future
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As people gather to watch a burning blimp, the gray soot falls angry unto worried men… and as they watch body after body… person after person get pulled out of that burning ship… they spot a mechanical wonder! But only for a moment! For the next moment that came, made their blood freeze! For screaming came from the city! Primal screaming that came over their comms! As the brave men race back to their town... Back to their families… The men in charge of overseeing the walls were in for a fight!
A few moments after blimp explosion
As the men on guard duty went back to business as usual, for the ship had crash landed far out of their domain, they fixed their chairs and began playing their game of cards. When they heard a suspicious knock at the door… With confusion written on their faces, for who would be out in this storm? But why someone was out right now didn't really matter, for they still had a duty to fulfill as guards! Thus, reluctantly they had the lowest ranking member slide open the little window hatch to check the door.
To his surprise there was no one there. Thus, with a shrug with his shoulder, the men got back to their game. when they heard another knock! This time louder… way louder than the last! Worried now, the men looked at each other as they grabbed their guns! But this time, instead of sending someone to check through the hatchet, they looked towards their security cameras for some peace of mind…
Only to be stumped as there was nothing there! Now with anxiety at the rise in the room, A man slowly walked to the hatch, before saying:
[you guys don't think it's a ghost… right… or some spirit!]
[Hush! Man! Don't talk about stuff like that!] replied a random man
[could it be a monster] asked another
[Na! It can't be… since when do monsters knock?] replied another
[sigh... Just check the hatch again] replied the leader
With all eyes on the lowest rank man in the room, he knew he couldn't weasel himself out of this! Thus, without uttering a single word, the man approached the door, a bit slowly. With shaking hands at the hatch, the man turns around and ask:
[dooo yooou see anything yet?]
[nothing yet on the monitor] replied a man
With a sigh of disappointment, the man shakenly opened the hatch! Only to see that nothing was truly there! Confused again, the man turned when he suddenly heard one of the men say:
[hey! The camera went out!]
[How!] asked another
[ I don't know] replied the man shaking his head before saying
[the camera was working fine but the moment you opened the hatch I lost it signal!]
Hearing this, the leader placed his hand over his chin for a moment before saying:
[well… unfortunate as this is…. Someone has to go check on it]
The lowest ranking man didn't like what he just heard, for he knew they were going to send him out if he didn't think of something quick…
[hey! Maybe the storm broke it! We really should check it out when the storm is over… you know to be safe!] said the lowest ranking man, obviously scared
Unfortunately for him, no matter how good his excuse sounded, the men didn't take any of it and sent him to the door! The men then observed as the door slightly opened to an empty forest! Sighing in relief, the lowest man was about to step out when he abruptly felt something wet fall on his head! Surprised, for it was snowing and not raining, but snowstorms do come with their own hazards, thus he ignored the feeling, until two black hands reached out from on top of the gate, to pull him up above the fog of the storm!
With a scream the rest of the men rushed to the door, only to see dozens of black hands reaching and pulling the door wide open! As the alien rushed inside the men open fired with all their might, only to be overrun in seconds! The leader of the group ran as he used his own men as a meat shield! Even locking the door behind! Sealing their fate…
As the man ran, he was confused why the monsters would go for the main gate, rather than the dozens of holes throughout the wall, but that was a question he'll never get the answer to! For as he turned that corridor, he felt a hand… a giant hand grabs him by the throat! For as the shimmering light faded, the man saw a pitch-black monster with red tints look him in the eyes… Studying him… judging… after seeing this man's actions… this leader's actions… Blacky judge him unworthy of the hive!
Fearing the look the monster was giving him, the man struggled as hard as he could in the monster grasps, only to feel a sudden snap! As Blacky held the lifeless body of the man, he looks towards a camera to hiss dominantly! As he destroyed it with his free hand! With its destruction his family caught up to him as he tossed them the body of the man! Ignoring the body like it was a piece of trash, the aliens entered a defenseless town!
Current time
As the men arrived back to a town on fire! Women and children ran from street to street screaming, while better men either died or were captured! With streets a mess and buildings shattered and broken, the mayor yelled:
[What were the guards doing? How did this happen!]
But while the mayor screamed to find someone at fault, a man of small stature came running to report
[mayor! Thank heavens you're here! The rest of the guards managed to set up a bulwark for the entire northern part of the town! But…]
[But what?] replied the mayor
[many families were left behind…] replied the man
[Ok… so what about these monsters? Does it look like the blockade will hold?] ask the mayor with complete lack of empathy to the families
[umm… I don't know for sure, but the monsters are strong! Thankfully they have not attacked the barricade yet…] replied the man
[what? They haven't tried to breach the containment zone yet?] replied the mayor
[No! And to be honest sir… we don't even know what's keeping them in the northern part of the city. All we know from observing is that these monsters captured some of our people!] replied the man
[I see… Did you attempt any rescues or at least tell the people to run to the checkpoints?] replied the mayor
[Yes, we did try to airlift some of the inhabitants out that couldn't make it to the checkpoints! But… it didn't end well… we lost the copter and everyone else! The people in charge of the comm still say they can hear the panic voices of the victims!] replied the man
After hearing this, the mayor ordered the north to be completely abandoned and sealed off until further notice! For he feared he might lose one of his two remaining copters that he had left at his disposal. Of course, this didn't sit well with the people, but what could they do... They didn't want to enter a monster den… and with the mercenary team on the way they figured they would let them handle it. So, peace was barely maintained for now. But dissenting voices began to pop up more and more with each incident.
Among the dissenting voices was the mayor's own wife! With no peace at home or at the office, the mayor grew increasingly annoyed… he then turned to his assistant and said:
[start the loading process!]
Blacky Pov
[Borther! The Humans have blocked all roots leading to the north! What are you orders] said a nameless sister
Blacky hearing the voice of his sister turned form the child's bedroom his was in and said while holding the corpse of the child in his blade:
[these small critters… make for a bad host… did you kill them all like I had ordered sister… our hive has no use for the weak!] replied Blacky
[yes brother… well the ones under our area… and either way that doesn't answer my question…] replied the sister a little arrogantly
No sooner did those words leave her mouth, Blacky appeared in front of her! Towering her in size! Quickly realizing her situation, she lowered herself further in a show of submissiveness in the hope of not angering her older brother further.
[Ah… you did ask me a question] replied Blacky as he walked past her with intimidation
[we got what we came for… so let us return… for I need a word with my younger brother…] continued Blacky to the shaking drone sister on her knees
[Oh... and kill that one hiding under the bed!] said Blacky as he turned his head in a vile smile!
Breder/Artis POV
Out of the fog came a white steelies sword, so beautiful and sharp it was, that the gentle snow that hung in the air, was cut in slow captions as it barreled to Artis! But in that slow movement of time, Breder heard the sound of a clock turning, as he looked to see Artis's smile in the lens of an old video tape!
4 minutes
With big creepy eyes, the machine flicked his pitched sword! sending that white blade that was headed for his head into the air! Seeing that pitch sword made from the very flesh of his child, Breder sent out two more white blades! That he pulled from his back in quick succession as he charged forward unafraid of death!
3 minutes
Seeing the two swords heading to him, the machine reflected them both with style and grace with his immaculate swordsmanship! But to Breder who death was behind him, barreled right through the two swords as they came back at him! As one clipped down his left cheek, the other his right stomach side, Breder expression didn't change! For he couldn't care less, as he grabbed hold of his first sword, as gravity saw fit to send it back down towards him!
2 minutes
As their swords collide, a sharp contrast of black and white shine to the witnessing of snow imp birds that hide high up in the trees. But Breder was not one for swordsmanship and knew he wouldn't be able to compete with it! So, he chose not to! He only used it as a means to hold the machine in place. And he succeeded in that! For as the machine pulled his weight into the pitch, Breder turned his body ever so slightly to allow his extended tail to stab home!
1 minute
Only to be disappointed as the second he turned his body; Artis poured more weight into his sword! Causing his pitch to slide up Breder white sword causing beautiful sparks while pushing the sword in Breder had away! But that wasn't what disappointed Breder, it was the fact that right after that, the machine turned his own body to oppose Breder slicing down his chest!
Zero minutes
Ignoring the slicing wound on his chest, Breder twirled in the snow to reposition himself! And this time he would go in with his claws! But how can Breder slow moving claws ever hope to reach Artis! Sure, with the changes Breder made to his body, he got a little bit faster, but what difference does it make if you only add one drop of water to another drop while comparing the result to an ocean of water! With a hottie scoff, the machine pointed his sword right at Breder's heart! But as its inner clock struck zero! In big flashing red across its eyes! The machine mind switched back to Artis! With the sudden shock of regaining control, Artis' strike deviates from the heart! To Breder stomach! Of course, this went unnoticed to Breder, as he poured all his strength into his claws as he strikes at his opponents' innards!
With deep breaths covered in blood, they stood there in a hug, as they collected gentile snow onto their bodies… As blackish blood escaped Artis' mouth, he raised his head to see a sight of a big, beautiful ship! A ship he called home… a ship where he could still see his father waving at him to come on board! But as the seconds turned, the ship turned from a lovely home into a fiery furnace and then to charred ashes!
While white synthetic blood burned down Breder mouth, he raised his head to see a sight of his children dead and half buried by snow… the steam of life, long since gone from their bodies! And as the minutes turned in his mind, their lovely faces were gone forever, making him realize that this really wasn't worth it… for in the end he was still the one who lost! Lost his kids… lost the fight… and lost his motive! And he gained… nothing! With that last thought entering his mind, Breder was the first to fall into a hot bed of snow!
As Breder claws escaped the stomach of Artis with his fall, Artis placed one hand on his wound, while he sorrowfully began his walk into the forest, leaving behind his past for an uncertain future.