Prolouge
0615 Hours, December 19, 2551 (Military Calendar)\ Cyran Sagarus System, Planet Auradium\ In training area 39
Bullets peppered the ground behind Rioko as he pelted down the shoreline of the frozen Oratex river. "Crap." he muttered , "That stupid instructor is faster than he looks!" He'd been running from the instructor for almost an hour now. "Don't you have anything better to do?" Rioko called over his shoulder.
In response, the instructor sent several bullets at him that hit a tree near his head. Suddenly he got an idea . Rioko whipped to the right and slid across the river's frozen surface to the other side. At the edge he stopped and turned around and grinned as the instructor reached the middle of the river. Rioko lifted his foot and brought it down with a loud crack on the surface and walked off the ice onto the shore.
The instructor froze mid step as a large crack appeared in the ice. "Shit." was all he said before he disapeared beneath the crashing water and ice. Rioko turned around and ran towards the area where the bell would be.
As he entered the clearing he felt a sharp pain in his gut. He looked down and saw five stun darts in his gut.
"Damn it." he moaned.
Without a second thought he lurched forward toward the post. As he reached it he felt anouther dart hit his back. With his last bit of strength he reached up and rang the bell just before he blacked out.