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The Second WarPart 1
The Second Helghast War. As our ship prepared to land on planet Vekta, I marveled at the glory of this chapter in the history of Helghan and her people. We Helghast originally left Earth to colonize the planet of Helghan. As my ancestors landed there, the harsh atmosphere weakened them, and their children were born with hideous deformities. But after the passing of a few generations, they learned to cope with the harsh system, and in turn, it made them stronger.
Our people were born larger, stronger, with leaner, more efficient bodies. Our muscles were more developed, and we thought ourselves invincible. We turned on Earth. The humans had ignored us for long enough. They would not provide us with supplies, food, or even any basic necessities of living. It was time that we showed our true might to the humans.
It turned out that in all actuality, we were not invincible. Far from it, actually. We were eventually beaten, and what was left of our forces returned home, ashamed. Our invasion was unsuccessful. The Helghan War was a failure.
Down the road by a few generations, people from Earth began to colonize a new planet, Vekta. It was a more hospitable planet than Helghan, and the people there grew in number quickly.
The humans guard Vekta with what they refer to as Strategic Defense Platforms. These platforms are loaded with weaponry; we would have been insane to try to invade. That was until Scolar Visari came along.
Scolar Visari is the heir to the Helghast Empire. And he has found a way for us to invade. We will no longer be ignored by these… humans. No more will we be oppressed. Now is the time for Helghan to rise.
Visari made a certain… friend… inside the International Strategic Arms. An ISA General. General Adams. General Adams also happens to be the SD Platform Commander. Adams and Visari made a deal: Adams disables the SD Platforms, Helghan invades, Adams is rewarded handsomely when it is all over. If something were to go wrong with the SD Platforms, they would have to be manually rebooted, using two security keys: one carried by General Adams, and one controlled by General Bradley Vaughton. It would take at least a few hours for the key to get to Vaughton, and once he got hold of it, he would take it straight to Adams. They would insert the keys, and the Platforms would reactivate. Once that happened, General Lente, the General of the Helghan Army would kill General Vaughton. Then Adams would use the Platforms to complete the Helghan conquest of Vekta.
We prepared to land on Vekta three hours after the SD Platforms malfunctioned. The Second Helghan War was about to begin.
I am a Helghast Elite. My name is Captain Denninger. I commanded a squad of Helghast Infantry. Precisely six men were under my command. Private Kluft, Private Delrue, Private Ifrid, Private Morcus, Private Slake, and Private Straatman. We were one of four squads on this particular ship. We weren't being dropped directly into a battlefield, so instead of just dropping us, the ship landed. I was grateful for this. Nothing kills morale like a death within five minutes of touching ground.
As we got off the ship, I was greeted by an Elite Lieutenant. "Captain Denninger?"