PART 2:THE BATTLE BEGINS
A cold breeze filled the air.Night was falling.Which caused new problems since Night Vision equipment was scarce.There was no sign of the TITAN or any Goliath marines.Kessai was beginning to worry.All the soldiers stood in thier positions. Some chewed on gum,others chose a cigarette to pass the time.It was silent for miles,except the occasional moans of pain comming from the medical tent.Xybus and Kessai continued to work at powering the Neon magic.An extreme amount of electricity was needed to summon it.
Kessai signaled for Xybus to continue working on the Magic while he searched for higher ground.He was curious to the location of the TITAN.There was only one hour untill the launch and he suspected Khaan would be aproaching soon.
He raised his com-link to his ear and dialed up the TITAN.
"Where are you guys?You should have been here a while ago,whats your E.T.A?"
Kessai shouted over the static.He recieved a muffled response,
"E.T.A 20 minutes,we ran into some trouble,but its over.It must of been a stray squad."
Very rarely did Kessai's face show emotion,but a slight hint of relief came through the cold exterior.He shouted into the device again,
"What about the Goliath marines? they still coming?"
Again a muffled voice floated back,
"Far as I can tell,most of 'em are comming,there just ahead of us.Should be there in 10-15 minutes.'Till then, hold on to yer butts!"
Kessai replied with a 'See you soon' and packed his com-link back into his backpack.He headed back towards Xybus,fairly confident that everything was going smoothly.Xybus started to speak,
"ahhh,gahh, oh shit,I think im hi............"
Coughing and spitting she dropped to the floor,blood spewing from her mouth. Kessai lent down,not sure what was happening.Xybus looked up towards him and touched his face,leaving blood smeared on his face.Her eyes rolled back into her skull.Kessai shook her furiosly.Other soldiers came to investigate.Kessai warned them back before screaming out,
"SNIPER!!!! get in cover!!!!!"
He dragged Xybus's already lifeless corpse behind a rock formation.He held her closely to him,a tear streaming down his cheek.He sat for several long minutes holding her cold body.A voice screamed out,
"Commander Kessai, There coming!"
Kessai wiped the tears from his eyes and left Xybus's body.He ran towards the soldier who had called him out.Despite the snipers presence he stayed clearly visible.He took out his binoculars,attached them to his eyes and followed the soldiers hand.
First only a few hundred men were visible on the horizon.They were ruff looking. Dirty.No uniform was present.But weapons were clearly visible.Then more started to appear.Hordes of men.A sea was slowely creeping over the hill.Single men were no longer visible.It was just a carpet,a black carpet.Following the troops were a line of heavily armoured tanks.Mechs walked amoungst the men.Assault ships hovered above the horizon.This was it,this was khaan's army.
Kessai ran over to the Neon magic,it was fully charged.He stored it in his charge rifle and walked over behind some cover and took aim.
"Get those cannons ready!"
Kessai screamed.
"Yes sir"
Movement covered the camp.He continued to bark orders until his throught was sore.
Khaan's troops progressed ever closer.Kessai looked for weak spots in the enemy's line.But it was so thick that he couldn't find one.He then muttered to himself,
"Were screwed."
The booming of the thousands of marching feet drew closer and louder.The clump of the mechs' wieght could clearly be heard.Tanks rumbled in the back ground. Anxiety fell over the awaiting soldiers,some putting out cigarettes and others spitting there gum.The blood on Kessai's face began to dry,constantly reminding him of Xybus.He couldn't think of her now,there was a more pressing situation in need of consideration.The ememy was now within 200 meters of the first perimeter fence. The auto-cannons locked on target.They began firing.Bullets wizzed past enemy soldiers,tearing through the lines.As soon as one fell another would replace it.The roaring of the cannons deffened the enemy's march.Blood spat everywhere as they fell one by one.If this was a different army,there losses would be severe.But it was merely scratches on the surface.The drone of the cannons continued and the enemies continued to fall.But the cannons efforts seem usless.
Eventually the cannons stopped.Khaans men also stopped.One in the centre stepped out ahead of the line.He had rotten teeth,and his face was mauled with scars.
Silence filled the air.Kessai stood up and screamed to his men,
"OPEN FIRE!"
In the same instant the single man standing in the front line raised his sword and shouted,
"CHARGE!"
Kessai's men fired there weapons,shreding through the advancing men.A hail of bullets returned,killing some of Kessai's soldiers.Gunfire roared.The energy cannons fired into the horde,several large explosions ripped through the frontline. Bodies flew into the sky,spraying the air with blood.The enemy charged right into the mine-field.They might have been numerous.But they were'nt to smart.The explosions from the mines mixed with the blasts from the energy cannons,creating a firery mess that left many of the enemies lines in pieces and burning.The flames caught some of khaans tanks,hitting thier fuel canisters.A chain reaction spread between the aligned tanks.At least 12 tanks were taken out in a series of simutanious explosions.The enemy still pressed on.
A small amount of khaan's men made it passed the mine-field,but were met buy a barrage of gunfire.Enemy tanks fired back.Large emplacements were destroyed taking Kessai's soldiers with it.
The sky filled with smoke as the battle raged on.Khaan's forces had been devestated,but he had constant rienforcements.Assault ships flew over head. Heading for the city.There was no time to worry about them.Hopefully the cites defenses would hold them off.
Kessai loaded up the magic in his charge rifle,aimed it into the centre of khaan's horde.Then fired.A stream of electricity spat out of his rifle.A large crack was heard when the charge hit the ground.A large beam shot into the sky,then,a blinding light streamed out.Kessai covered his eyes.The shockwave hit.Kessai was knocked off his feet.Looking up,a large cloud filled the sky.A crater stood were an army once was.Kessai couldn't believe his eyes.There was no way Neon magic was that powerful.The end of his gun had melted away.Confused and dazed,Kessai stood up.All he could see was scorched bodies.Thousands of them.The remainder of Khaan's army,stood in shock,all gunfire stopped.The Neon magic couldn't have done that.Kessai struggled to comprihiend what had just happened.
He stumbled forward,rubbing his eyes.A strange ambient sound filled the air.It got very cold quickly,kessai fell to the ground.Every muscle in his body clenched with pain.His eyes closed shut.Silence.
He awoke in a strange place.There were no walls,no ceiling,no horizon and no ground.All there was was black.He shot up.Breathing heavily he looked around.
In the distance a figure appeared.It was walking towards him.It was large and human like.Kessai squinted to see who it was.It was walking,but approaching at running pace.The facial features came into focuss.
Its eyes had no pupils and its mouth had rows of jagged sharp teeth.But it was human.Despite all its deformities it was human.It stood infront of kessai,and stared into his eyes.kessai fell back,but his gaze never left that of the stranger's.Kessai reached for his side-arm,but it wasn't there.
In a flash,the creature grabbed Kessai's neck,and raised him up off the ground.It opened its mouth and began to speak,
"In a future far from this present,there will be a battle.Not between armies.But between gods.You will be one of those gods.Prepare yourself.One god will bring the Apocalypse,you must be the Messiah."
The creature loosened its grip.Kessai fell to the floor.He lay for hours,in the abyss. Unable to move,then his eyes closed shut.
A cold breeze filled the air.Night was falling.Which caused new problems since Night Vision equipment was scarce.There was no sign of the TITAN or any Goliath marines.Kessai was beginning to worry.All the soldiers stood in thier positions. Some chewed on gum,others chose a cigarette to pass the time.It was silent for miles,except the occasional moans of pain comming from the medical tent.Xybus and Kessai continued to work at powering the Neon magic.An extreme amount of electricity was needed to summon it.
Kessai signaled for Xybus to continue working on the Magic while he searched for higher ground.He was curious to the location of the TITAN.There was only one hour untill the launch and he suspected Khaan would be aproaching soon.
He raised his com-link to his ear and dialed up the TITAN.
"Where are you guys?You should have been here a while ago,whats your E.T.A?"
Kessai shouted over the static.He recieved a muffled response,
"E.T.A 20 minutes,we ran into some trouble,but its over.It must of been a stray squad."
Very rarely did Kessai's face show emotion,but a slight hint of relief came through the cold exterior.He shouted into the device again,
"What about the Goliath marines? they still coming?"
Again a muffled voice floated back,
"Far as I can tell,most of 'em are comming,there just ahead of us.Should be there in 10-15 minutes.'Till then, hold on to yer butts!"
Kessai replied with a 'See you soon' and packed his com-link back into his backpack.He headed back towards Xybus,fairly confident that everything was going smoothly.Xybus started to speak,
"ahhh,gahh, oh shit,I think im hi............"
Coughing and spitting she dropped to the floor,blood spewing from her mouth. Kessai lent down,not sure what was happening.Xybus looked up towards him and touched his face,leaving blood smeared on his face.Her eyes rolled back into her skull.Kessai shook her furiosly.Other soldiers came to investigate.Kessai warned them back before screaming out,
"SNIPER!!!! get in cover!!!!!"
He dragged Xybus's already lifeless corpse behind a rock formation.He held her closely to him,a tear streaming down his cheek.He sat for several long minutes holding her cold body.A voice screamed out,
"Commander Kessai, There coming!"
Kessai wiped the tears from his eyes and left Xybus's body.He ran towards the soldier who had called him out.Despite the snipers presence he stayed clearly visible.He took out his binoculars,attached them to his eyes and followed the soldiers hand.
First only a few hundred men were visible on the horizon.They were ruff looking. Dirty.No uniform was present.But weapons were clearly visible.Then more started to appear.Hordes of men.A sea was slowely creeping over the hill.Single men were no longer visible.It was just a carpet,a black carpet.Following the troops were a line of heavily armoured tanks.Mechs walked amoungst the men.Assault ships hovered above the horizon.This was it,this was khaan's army.
Kessai ran over to the Neon magic,it was fully charged.He stored it in his charge rifle and walked over behind some cover and took aim.
"Get those cannons ready!"
Kessai screamed.
"Yes sir"
Movement covered the camp.He continued to bark orders until his throught was sore.
Khaan's troops progressed ever closer.Kessai looked for weak spots in the enemy's line.But it was so thick that he couldn't find one.He then muttered to himself,
"Were screwed."
The booming of the thousands of marching feet drew closer and louder.The clump of the mechs' wieght could clearly be heard.Tanks rumbled in the back ground. Anxiety fell over the awaiting soldiers,some putting out cigarettes and others spitting there gum.The blood on Kessai's face began to dry,constantly reminding him of Xybus.He couldn't think of her now,there was a more pressing situation in need of consideration.The ememy was now within 200 meters of the first perimeter fence. The auto-cannons locked on target.They began firing.Bullets wizzed past enemy soldiers,tearing through the lines.As soon as one fell another would replace it.The roaring of the cannons deffened the enemy's march.Blood spat everywhere as they fell one by one.If this was a different army,there losses would be severe.But it was merely scratches on the surface.The drone of the cannons continued and the enemies continued to fall.But the cannons efforts seem usless.
Eventually the cannons stopped.Khaans men also stopped.One in the centre stepped out ahead of the line.He had rotten teeth,and his face was mauled with scars.
Silence filled the air.Kessai stood up and screamed to his men,
"OPEN FIRE!"
In the same instant the single man standing in the front line raised his sword and shouted,
"CHARGE!"
Kessai's men fired there weapons,shreding through the advancing men.A hail of bullets returned,killing some of Kessai's soldiers.Gunfire roared.The energy cannons fired into the horde,several large explosions ripped through the frontline. Bodies flew into the sky,spraying the air with blood.The enemy charged right into the mine-field.They might have been numerous.But they were'nt to smart.The explosions from the mines mixed with the blasts from the energy cannons,creating a firery mess that left many of the enemies lines in pieces and burning.The flames caught some of khaans tanks,hitting thier fuel canisters.A chain reaction spread between the aligned tanks.At least 12 tanks were taken out in a series of simutanious explosions.The enemy still pressed on.
A small amount of khaan's men made it passed the mine-field,but were met buy a barrage of gunfire.Enemy tanks fired back.Large emplacements were destroyed taking Kessai's soldiers with it.
The sky filled with smoke as the battle raged on.Khaan's forces had been devestated,but he had constant rienforcements.Assault ships flew over head. Heading for the city.There was no time to worry about them.Hopefully the cites defenses would hold them off.
Kessai loaded up the magic in his charge rifle,aimed it into the centre of khaan's horde.Then fired.A stream of electricity spat out of his rifle.A large crack was heard when the charge hit the ground.A large beam shot into the sky,then,a blinding light streamed out.Kessai covered his eyes.The shockwave hit.Kessai was knocked off his feet.Looking up,a large cloud filled the sky.A crater stood were an army once was.Kessai couldn't believe his eyes.There was no way Neon magic was that powerful.The end of his gun had melted away.Confused and dazed,Kessai stood up.All he could see was scorched bodies.Thousands of them.The remainder of Khaan's army,stood in shock,all gunfire stopped.The Neon magic couldn't have done that.Kessai struggled to comprihiend what had just happened.
He stumbled forward,rubbing his eyes.A strange ambient sound filled the air.It got very cold quickly,kessai fell to the ground.Every muscle in his body clenched with pain.His eyes closed shut.Silence.
He awoke in a strange place.There were no walls,no ceiling,no horizon and no ground.All there was was black.He shot up.Breathing heavily he looked around.
In the distance a figure appeared.It was walking towards him.It was large and human like.Kessai squinted to see who it was.It was walking,but approaching at running pace.The facial features came into focuss.
Its eyes had no pupils and its mouth had rows of jagged sharp teeth.But it was human.Despite all its deformities it was human.It stood infront of kessai,and stared into his eyes.kessai fell back,but his gaze never left that of the stranger's.Kessai reached for his side-arm,but it wasn't there.
In a flash,the creature grabbed Kessai's neck,and raised him up off the ground.It opened its mouth and began to speak,
"In a future far from this present,there will be a battle.Not between armies.But between gods.You will be one of those gods.Prepare yourself.One god will bring the Apocalypse,you must be the Messiah."
The creature loosened its grip.Kessai fell to the floor.He lay for hours,in the abyss. Unable to move,then his eyes closed shut.