Extinction: The Real Enemy

Chapter 5

A bright piercing light draws me out of my sleep as the sun in our system shows its face. I squint as the rays fall directly unto my face from behind the window whose curtains has been drawn.

Wait, the curtains! I closed them before I or......maybe I didn't. But my doubt is cleared as the same female, Selein, from the day before greeted me from beside the door. The General must have sent her to get me.

As startling as it is, I find it kind of funny. I mean I feel like I'm being pampered.

I get off the bed and smile at her hoping to paint a nice image of myself. I greet her in the most polite way I can conjure at that moment. She ushers me to the place of body cleansing. I sigh in relief as she closes the door, leaving me inside.

I take of my old garments and toss it in a trash carrier drone and step into the bath of warm steam. Due to the nature of our form, steam baths are the most efficient and soothing at the same time.

It doesn't take long for me to ease out of the bath. I'm not surprised when I find a fresh change of clothes directly outside the bath. It must have been the drone. I ignore every other random thought and put on the new clothes but they seem bigger.

That problem is solved when I push the size alternator button at the side of the uniformed clothing.

I step out of the cleansing area after making sure I looked sane enough to lead a squad of super soldiers......or at least that's how I saw them.

I move through the door to meet the awaiting escort, Selein. I wonder if I am permitted to call her anything apart from her name. I just wonder. She leads me out of my resting quarters and once again towards the General's office.

I walk in my most upright form trying to at least adhere to whatever protocol that made everyone walk so stiff around her. Just kidding. I couldn't keep the pose walk or whatever they call it. I just decide to go with my slumpy, flexible and more comfortable way of walking.

Selein realizes my attempt and makes a snort after glancing in my direction from the sides of her eyes.

I just shrug and smile. I mean the the kind that says what have I got to lose. I follow close as she distinctively increases her pace.

We arrive at the entrance of the General's office earlier than expected since I'm sure we must have taken a different route from the day before.

She stops and opens the door signalling for me to enter. I hear a light thud as the door shuts behind me.

I turn my attention to the figure seated in the working space of the General.

"Come, take a seat." He motions to the extra sitting area meant for visitors. I look around once again intrigued by the pristineness of the office.

"Arrangements have been made. You will be leaving in 19 eons for AEGIS." He hands me a file from across the working space." These are your instructions. You are to forfeit the mission if anything goes wrong or else we might lose people of value. But I am sure you are already aware of such circumstances. "

"Sir, yes sir. I will be sure to comply to the instructions listed in this file and risk almost nothing to compromise this mission....." I start but I don't finish because Selein barges in and yells, " Sir, we have a problem."

The expression on her face screams 'a very big problem' one that would probably jeopardize mission. How do I know that?? Well I just do.

We rush out of the General's office.

"Sir, the aliens have breached the perma-barrier and are currently engaging with the defensive forces on the New Marn side. The damage being caused is substantial with a growing number of casualties on both sides." Selein briefs the General as we make our way towards the commotion running.

The whole base is in an organized chaos that seemed to be, the protocol they're supposed to follow in a time like this.

We reach the front line of the battle very shortly after visiting the weapons room to arm ourselves. I'm not really surprised when Selein picks up arms as well. She seemed well vested to be in battle per my deductions.

My weapons of choice were a Krak619 incinerator and techno- retractile blades etched with photon blaster cores. The captain went for his  favourite, the Great Flayer as he calls it but its actual name is FG-4567 photon disintegrator. Selein goes with a battle pro- x ager.

We rush into the action itching to have a taste of it. I scream as we enter the battle zone. The smell of singed flesh strongly screamed back at me. Both sides seem to have taken considerable damage and were barely holding each other off.

The General starts giving orders and formations start attacking at full force at the remainder of the aliens. The General himself partakes and guns down every target that moves or even doesn't. Selein seems way more savage as she brutally slaughters an alien by pinning it to the ground and turning the head of the alien to ashes.

I join the fun as well with a blade in hand and a gun in another. The first enemy I meet goes down with a headshot. I use the dead body as a shield and get into the middle of the enemy's stronghold.

I'm surrounded by a number of them who all do not hesitate to pull their triggers. I flip backwards and land behind 3 of the enemy. They literally shoot themselves down there. I switch to a side way jump followed by a forward dash. I slice off the leg of the closest one and meet his falling body with a blast from my gun.

I hold the hand of the next one closest to me after dodging a near missing heat wave blasted from her gun and bring her down using Ptae forms simultaneously gunning down nearby enemies.

I just singlehandedly cleared an advance path for my team. Hooray, for me. I turn around and jump behind a rock to avoid being singed by the multiple blasts that tear through the air right behind me.

The General comes to my aid with an advance squad which sends a much needed and effective reply of blasts of their own. I sit there feeling lightheaded all of a sudden. I look down at my side to see warm blood gently flowing out. I rip my sleeve and tie the wound well enough to prevent further loss of blood.

But I pass out shortly afterwards. I wake up in the medical wards of the base and see the General accompanied by Selein speaking with the medical attendant behind a protective glass screen. He turns towards me noticing I am awake and nods. I fade into the darkness once again.

But the battle has just begun..........

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