Good evening all. I'm back...again
So some of you are probably wondering where the story went and well I was forced to take the story down to a creative disagreement. I dont really want to get into the specifics of it but the original creator of Max requested I take the story down and remove him. So I have spent the past few days doing just that as well as taking the opportunity to rework certain areas I wasn't happy with in hindsight.
Anyway the 16th is back I will re-upload all previous chapters as quickly as possible to get everyone caught up again.
Follow, comment and review as you wish. Enjoy
The Nighthowlers: March of the Dammed
Prologue:
2006, 10 years before the hight howler scare tensions between the prey supremacist North Korean government and the west reach boiling point. An ultimatum from the US, Britain, France and other western powers forces China to either support its eastern neighbour or watch its influence in the far east decline. China chooses North Korea and begins deploying troops to the Korean Peninsula. The west begin to mobilise in response as Russia watches from the sidelines waiting to see who will be stronger.
The far east is a powder keg waiting for the slightest spark. When a North Korean missile test flies of course and lands inside South Korea the region explodes. Over night countries across the world are forced to chose between the Chinese dragon and the American eagle. Ultra nationalists and prey supremacist groups in Russia demand the Russian government support the Chinese. The Russian government delays.
After 2 years of further delays A coup replaces the government and promptly sides with the Chinese.
2009, 3 years after the Russian coup and the fighting has ground to a stalemate, North Korea has been annexed but the west can advance no further than the Yalu river, the new Russian government has collapsed to a combined offensive from eastern European countries and Russians still loyal to the old government. China has made progress gathering the support of African nations but cannot offer any physical support while South American countries continue to fight amongst them selves.
The large numbers of forces involved resulted in the formation of Penal Battalions by both sides. Formed from civil and military prisoners they, in the west, are officially only used for support purposes. In reality they are used for the most dangerous combat tasks. Most battalions last less than a year and the life expectancy for a new soldier is just 2 weeks. The high casualty rates forces governments to enlist the use of criminals convicted of minor offensives such as shop lifting. The battalions gain a reputation of little more than death sentences.
One of these Battalions, The 16th assault engineer battalion, is currently stationed just outside the Russian city of Archangel tasked with removing the last remnants of opposition there. Their ability to achieve their objectives even with high casualty rates has led to their nickname of the Nighthowlers.