963 Well Hello

Nico moved up beside Max as they led the team out of the cargo hold and onto the vibrant grasslands of the heavily war-scarred alien planet.

There were craters everywhere, and the landscape showed signs of many years of conflict, with layers and layers of battle damage stacked on top of each other, turning the ground into a mogul course of damage, with some areas nearly grown over by long grass during the years since they were last hit with ordinance.

"Isn't this a lovely place? It almost looks like they designated the world for battles, but the scans showed inhabited cities when we were on the way down, so they've just been putting up an incredible defensive fight." Nico asked as they marched toward the ongoing battle.

"This is what happens when you don't have humans around to completely obliterate society from orbit. Battles drag out, land is secured with hard work, and the whole surface of the planet looks like it has been mulched." Khan replied.