The Void, Void of life

The Calm before the storm

31/20/4933

Rowan wakes up, his pale skin almost blending into his cream colored bed sheets. He stands and gets dressed in his usual red t-shirt and gray jeans. He decides to let his short black hair stay messy and just walk from his small bedroom to his large living room. The light blue walls hanging nothing besides a shelf holding only a few gadgets. He sits on his light grey couch, the soft wool like material very comfortable. Getting a call he snaps his fingers as his holophone appears. It's from the general, Fyre Storwick. He answers the call begrudgingly saying, "Hello General Storwick.", in his calm and slightly raspy voice. "Hello Rowan, I'll need you to get to work early today," his Fyre said in his deep gravely voice, an urgent tone to his void, "Four leviathans are heading towards the outer field." 

Rowan was shocked. Leviathans normally avoid attacking, they are wise creatures that only do so when necessary. They very rarely attack alone, much less in packs. Nonetheless, Rowan knew he had to get there soon. "On my way" he said to his boss. He then hung up and immediately went to his closet. Grabbing his pulse charged shotgun. A single shot from this weapon that a single shot can instantly kill an elephant, but a leviathan, to them an elephant is as big as a mere house cat. He equips his silver armor, silver vein like tube embedded in the armor carrying red and blue liquids to regulate body heat and keep him hydrated. The purple mask of the armor immediately pointing him towards his objective. He runs out of his home, onto the black stone island he lives on. It is the size of a bus, just like every other island, it orbits the void at a steady pace. To far for its pull to bring them to its center, but close enough to keep them from drifting into space. He decides to use the thrusters in the boots of his suit to launch him across multiple islands at a time. A faster way to get to his destination than to walk across them, the islands connected by silver bridges of hard light.

Soon he arrives at the outer field. A force field so massive, the entirety of the large island cluster is contained by it. All 1,400 islands. It is the first line of defense against any attack. He spots them, the leviathans. Large serpentine creatures with razor sharp jet black scales. Their red eyes full of aggression. They're large enough to consume large islands (or 8 school buses in 2 rows of 4 in earth terms) in one gulp. They are baring their razor sharp teeth, teethe the size of fully grown men. Rowan is terrified unsure why they would be attacking. Perhaps they were struck accidentally during a weapons test and this provoked them. Though, they don't seem damaged. No matter, he must swallow his fear.

Being part of the void guard, he must never back down. He points his shotgun at the closest one, and fires. Most of the spray of the shotguns fire strikes the leviathans eye, causing the creature to let out a roar loud enough to be heard on across the islands, recoiling in pain. Soon two more guards join him, them both baring auto rifles. Rowan likely should of done the same, but hes good enough with his shotgun to be effective with it nonetheless. A leviathan rams its body into the field. The plasma of the field holding strong. The creature rears, exposing its gut, where the weaker scales are located. Rowan and the guards open fire on it, quickly the creature retreats, being wise as they are, leviathans know when to quit.

Another two leviathans ram into the field, actually managing to create a hole with their combined force. One slips through before the field repairs itself. while the guards with rifles focus on the remaining two outside the shield, Rowan turns to the one inside. "You just made a big mistake. I'm authorized to kill you know." he said to the leviathan. He ran towards it as the leviathan charged at him, opening its wide mouth to try and eat him. Rowan fire into the beast throat, most of the spray ripping through its flesh, he can see as it comes out of the best through the holes created. Instantly it dies.

Turning around, Rowan sees the other tow retreating. "Nice work." he says  to the other guards. They reply with thank yous. Rowan contacts his Storwick, "General Storwick, mission report. Three retreated after suffering heavy fire, one was killed after breaching the outer field.", Firewick replies with a slightly surprised tone saying, "Impressive work gentlemen. You got this done faster than i would of assumed. Now if you excuse me, i have to file paperwork about this. and so do the three of you". 

Rowan hangs up and sighs. He returns to his home an puts his gear back into his closet, then downloads the files on his computer. Activating the holographic screen, he beings to do the paperwork necessary. The most tedious task available in his line of work.