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Chapter 1 The end of the beginning or is it?
Mehrts lay still as Colonel Asis stalked the battlefield to decipher which of his chieftains and which of his enemies in the resistance force still lived. Mehrts could hear Asis nearing his position over the sound of blood trickling past him. “Come out!” yelled Asis who was clutching his laser cannon. “I know your still out there Mehrts, you…..traitor!” Mehrtens buried his head in his hands and prayed for the lord’s protection in this unholy time. “Grrr” yelled Asis knowing that Mehrtens had gotten away. “You can’t resist us forever, you fool. The Combine forces will hunt you down till the ends of the earth like the dog you are,” Asis bellowed out over the bloodstained moor.
Shaking from the cold Asis turned around tripping over bodies as he made his way back to the head quarters to inform his superiors that another resistance faction of 10,000 strong had been vanquished by the unstoppable might of the combine forces. Reaching the top of the hill Asis turned and gazed out over the moor where his army had stood only hours ago. Then came a stirring from close by. Asis spun round pointing his laser cannon in the general direction of the movement. There he saw a man huddled beneath a shield making his peace with God.
In front of him lay a holy man, a priest. The great leader knelt down and with a smile said. “A holy man such as yourself would be a valuable asset in convincing the masses to give in to the combine forces, would you not agree?” Father Armand looked up and shaking his head he agreed to join Asis’s council. Then Asis and the new puppet of the Combine made there way down the hill back to city 17.
When Mehrtens saw them finally leave down the other side of the hill he lifted himself up grasping at his sniper rifle he sprinted up the hill with one intention. “Wait, you fool” came a cry from across the battlefield. There out of the fog stumbled a resistance fighter whose arm was slashed open and bleeding everywhere.
“Please sire,” said the man addressing his leader. “Asis cannot be killed, you know this as well as I do …Mehrtens” said the man drawing closer. Taking a deep breath and letting it out Mehrtens slumped to the bloody ground. “It’s true his HEV suit is a far more powerful one than mine,” said Mehrtens starting to think more clearly now. “Just take a look at the devastation and loss of life that I have caused”, assumed Mehrtens. “Betraying the combine forces was the best thing that you ever did my lord, it gave resistance fighters everywhere hope that someone with as high a stature in the combine forces as you can oppose them then why cant a commoner” sympathised the man.
After 10 minutes of silent thought Mehrtens rose to his feet. “You’re right, there will be more good people in the city willing to put up a last stand against these overlords,” said Mehrtens getting back to his normal self. “Tell me, what is your name?” inquired Mehrtens. “My name is Ambrose Groiner and I was a lowly worker in the city until you came along sire.” Said Groiner. “Welcome to your first raise my friend. You can now be my 1st in command since my resistance force is decimated.
Mehrts lay still as Colonel Asis stalked the battlefield to decipher which of his chieftains and which of his enemies in the resistance force still lived. Mehrts could hear Asis nearing his position over the sound of blood trickling past him. “Come out!” yelled Asis who was clutching his laser cannon. “I know your still out there Mehrts, you…..traitor!” Mehrtens buried his head in his hands and prayed for the lord’s protection in this unholy time. “Grrr” yelled Asis knowing that Mehrtens had gotten away. “You can’t resist us forever, you fool. The Combine forces will hunt you down till the ends of the earth like the dog you are,” Asis bellowed out over the bloodstained moor.
Shaking from the cold Asis turned around tripping over bodies as he made his way back to the head quarters to inform his superiors that another resistance faction of 10,000 strong had been vanquished by the unstoppable might of the combine forces. Reaching the top of the hill Asis turned and gazed out over the moor where his army had stood only hours ago. Then came a stirring from close by. Asis spun round pointing his laser cannon in the general direction of the movement. There he saw a man huddled beneath a shield making his peace with God.
In front of him lay a holy man, a priest. The great leader knelt down and with a smile said. “A holy man such as yourself would be a valuable asset in convincing the masses to give in to the combine forces, would you not agree?” Father Armand looked up and shaking his head he agreed to join Asis’s council. Then Asis and the new puppet of the Combine made there way down the hill back to city 17.
When Mehrtens saw them finally leave down the other side of the hill he lifted himself up grasping at his sniper rifle he sprinted up the hill with one intention. “Wait, you fool” came a cry from across the battlefield. There out of the fog stumbled a resistance fighter whose arm was slashed open and bleeding everywhere.
“Please sire,” said the man addressing his leader. “Asis cannot be killed, you know this as well as I do …Mehrtens” said the man drawing closer. Taking a deep breath and letting it out Mehrtens slumped to the bloody ground. “It’s true his HEV suit is a far more powerful one than mine,” said Mehrtens starting to think more clearly now. “Just take a look at the devastation and loss of life that I have caused”, assumed Mehrtens. “Betraying the combine forces was the best thing that you ever did my lord, it gave resistance fighters everywhere hope that someone with as high a stature in the combine forces as you can oppose them then why cant a commoner” sympathised the man.
After 10 minutes of silent thought Mehrtens rose to his feet. “You’re right, there will be more good people in the city willing to put up a last stand against these overlords,” said Mehrtens getting back to his normal self. “Tell me, what is your name?” inquired Mehrtens. “My name is Ambrose Groiner and I was a lowly worker in the city until you came along sire.” Said Groiner. “Welcome to your first raise my friend. You can now be my 1st in command since my resistance force is decimated.
