Project R : The soldiers of chaos

Chapter 1 : Alive again

Translated by: Chili

This story begins on a cold full moon night, when a squadron of dark airships in the form of a boomerang flew over the skies of the East Sea. All of these carried soldiers with different biological implants and black armor, which carried the emblem of their side on their shoulder pads. Half of these emblems had the shape of a gear, while the other half had a sharp saw.

The group was led by a huge guy who remained sat with his eyes closed and without saying a single word. Suddenly, the radars captured something and the pilot of the airship gave a warning voice.

Pilot (From his cabin) : Boss, we're getting closer to the objective.

Big Guy (Sited down) : Good... Let's make this quick.

After saying this, the guy opened his yellowed eyes with red pupils, showing an evil-filled look.

Meanwhile, some miles ahead, there was Angel Island, the floating island where the legendary Master Emerald remained hidden, but the place wasn't as I remembered. The altar with the big emerald was now surrounded by a fortified wall and guarded by several automatic turrets. There were also several soldiers patrolling in the zone, but these ones were carrying green vests with the emblem of a ring on their backs.

All these soldiers were there to protect the altar, but only one of them dedicated his whole life to protecting that sacred place. The last descendant of my people and now leader of a military organization trained to protect the Master Emerald, Knuckles the Echidna.

Knuckles was wearing the same green vest as the soldiers, but unlike the other soldiers, he was carrying a black shirt with his shoulders torn, which matched his enormous warrior fists.

Despite his intimidating look, Knuckles managed to gain the respect of his subordinates. All of them were looking at him as a great leader and as a role model, but this didn't distract him from his main mission. When he wasn't training his troops, he went back to the altar to make sure that the Master Emerald was safe.

That particular night seemed to be a quiet one. The soldiers were a little bored, but they didn't let their guard down. All of a sudden, the noise of the airships began to be heard from a distance, alerting Knuckles.

Knux (Looking at the sky) : Hmm?

In that moment, an airship flew quickly over the walls and dropped a luminous projectile over the terrain, which let out an expansive wave that neutralized every electronic device in the area.

Knux (Worried) : We're being attacked! Everyone in their positions!

Due to the imminent attack, the alarms were activated, and all the soldiers gathered around the altar.

Knux (Worried) : Quick! Everyone get inside of the perimeter!

While Knuckles was trying to organize his troops, more airships flew over their heads, this time dropping heavy metallic spheres all around the place.

Wolf Soldier (Worried) : We're being surrounded... Orders, sir!

Knux (Worried) : Ignore the capsules and take down the Vultures! We have to make sure they don't keep dropping more of those things!

Following the orders of their commander, the soldiers used their plasma rifles to shoot down the Vultures, but the airships moved too fast.

Wolf Soldier (Worried) : It's no use... Without the anti-aircraft turrets, we can't do it!

Knux (Angry) : Grrr... Private!

After hearing Knuckles call, a little soldier emerged from the others to receive the orders of his leader. Despite his short height, this was the soldier with the highest rank, and he was carrying a helmet that was too big for his head.