The Specialist

CHAPTER 13

After about a day of flight he landed on Theta and he opened the side door, outside there was a town, or what was left of it. This town was torn to shreds and was alight. I stepped out and what I saw was awful. We sat around for hours, then, "here she comes" said the cultist. "All who are listening to this message, GET READY FOR THE DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!" shouted the a voice from the intercoms, it was the same voice as the one who answered the call and if that was hi- *KABOOM*... the ship crashed with a loud explosion that interrupted my thoughts. I stood there, shook, and dumbfounded, how did they crash the ship, let alone TAKE the ship I thought. Well better now than never I thought and pulled out my skewer and stabbed the cultist in his head then stabbed the marine but since I couldn't reach his head I got him in between the shoulder blades and rotated the knife but it didn't phase him and he turned and swung his arm. I collided with me, throwing me into the ship, as I struggled to stand he grabbed me. "Now we were nice and let you live and you've gone and thrown it all away for what, one kill and a lost knife." he pulled back his fist and just before he hit me "now,now don't kill him, what did he do, hurt you fragile ego" said the man that was on the intercom before. The marine dropped me and pulled the knife from his back and gave it to the guy that "saved" my life. "Now that you're here my duty will be complete" I said as I grabbed him, pulled him close, spun and threw him at the ship and as I did I detonated the bomb I placed inside, they were given to me as I was waiting, I was given two by a man who said they were mines for the original cultists but when he heard what I was going to do he repurposed them into remote-detonated-explosives. *KABOOM* I was thrown backwards and as I landed, I landed on my stomach and in the haz of my vision I watched as the marine burned and so did the ship. After a few I stood on unsteady feet, walked towards the ship. As I walked I took my helmet off and dropped it leaving my respirator in I walked on leaving my helmet and just as I made it to the town everything felt very heavy and I fell and then passed out. I awoke to the roar of drop ships, panicked talking, and frantic foot steps. One pair came over and flipped me over. "Sir are you still with me?" asked someone I couldn't quite see. I went to lift my arm to give a thumbs up but found I couldn't move my arm, but he saw me trying and said "alright try not to move too much, we got people here to help you" I then saw he was a guardsman, the one thing I knew about them was they were Praetorian Guard, I could tell from their hats. The one talking to me picked me up, put me on his back and carried me to a ship where they had a tech priest enginseer take care of me but he wasn't Thetan but Stygies VIII but sense he was the one patching me up I went with it. About two hours later I was patched up. "now, that you're awake, come with me" said a Praetorian. I did as he said and followed him to a destroyed house when an officer was looking at the damage. "Hello admech" the man said "I am officer Aulus Suedius Regillus and I have been informed you are a man who cares for his teammates and prefers less casualties." he said as the one who brought me here left. "Yes sir, you would be correct, I do prefer less men dead in the end" I said standing to attention. "Now tell me what happened today at this site" he said finally turning to me "well I wasn't here for all of it but I will tell you what happened from my view. Yesterday me and my teammates were dispatched to a planet to kill chaos that was stealing from them, they put up a good fight and most of us were left wounded. I was barley skathed and that night I met back up with an old friend and she said theta was going to be attacked and I should return as soon as possible. The next day I went on a hunt for a long range transmitter and when I did a voice responded telling me the Blue moon orphan was going to crash into theta and they wanted me to watch, so I talked it over and I said I was going. Just before I left I was given crude remote detonated explosives and when the ship got to me a woman attacked one of the cultists then was shot and killed. When he got here I watched the ship crash and I killed the other cultist then stabbed the marine but it didn't kill him. Then he was told to drop me because the boss wanted it. I then threw the boss at the ship and detonated the bomb, killing both of them." I said not missing a beat. "Ok-ok, I get what your saying, and are your teammates still on the planet?" he asked, pondering what he should do. "OH CRAP, they are, we have to go get them or they might not make it" I said rushing out just before being clotheslined. "Now where do you think your goin" one said "you don't leave until dismissed especially by an officer." the other said. "Don't worry men I've got him" he said as I stood up "now get back in here, I'm not done talking to you" he said. "Fine but why do you want to talk to me, that's all I know of what happened." I said, getting mad now. "I am aware that's all you know but what does your memory know?" he said standing further back now "what, that is all, that's it, there's nothing else" I said "now can we go get my teammates or do I have to do that myself?" I asked just about to walk off. " I can not help you with your endeavor so take one of my ships and I will also search your ship for any survivors. "Ok then I'll see you when I get back" I said walking towards a transport ship that he pointed me to. I got in and after a few got it started and ready to go, it took off with ease and I was racing to the planet. After about 17 hours I got to the planet and slowed. When I came down to land what I saw was worse than I imagined. The town was... on fire.