WHEN THE FALSE GOD FALLS THE TRUE GOD SHALL TAKE HIS PLACE
Location somewhere in the galaxy, moving through the deserted level fifty on the Iron Year science vessel.
It's so quite you can't hear a thing it's like someone's turned this level in to no more than a ghost like place. I guess it's safe to say that people got the message I sent and are fleeing. I can see that guns have been taken from the racks. This place is still a mess it's no better than the other level. There are still dead marines and scientists here, just not so many. I can't help but wonder they've gone. I mean what happens when you die? Do you meet your maker or do you just go back to the centre of the universe? Do you meet the spirits of your loved and lost ones? I only ask because I hope all these people who had horrible deaths find peace in there after life. I mean they should get something like that for their courage. I would expect nothing less for the honourable dead. I'm just glad that the others have a chance now. This place should not end up like Callisto! No being alive should have to suffer what Callisto brought about. A part of me resents that I lived and they all died.
I used to think I survived because I was lucky but now I see that's it's because I want to live so badly. I'm not ready to die yet. Still that doesn't change the fact that I'm not as brave as those who have now found the afterlife. I still fear it, yet they have welcomed it. In that way they have more courage than I do. To walk in a place I still fear. There is no greater courage than to fight honourably and die a good death. I hope when they pass over to the other side who ever they worship embraces them with open arms. I hope there families praise their courage long after this ship is gone. They deserve no less for trying to stop the hard meat soldiers who are relentless. I hate that unsung hero's become no more that statistics after wars are fought. The greatest heroes are those who fight and don't carry guns but pick them up and fire regardless. Marines fight because they have to because they're taught to. These innocent people aren't taught or trained they fight because they have to.
Though there outcome my take them to there gods, they still fight. Isn't that worth something? Isn't that worth praise on earth? To give your last breathe through courage? I only wish on Callisto I could've been as brave as them. I only wish I had it in me to fight and not run away like the coward I was. I ran from my fear yet they faced there's. I guess you can't go back and change things but I still wonder what if sometimes. The truth though is I can't change the past but I've managed to change something here. I don't want them to sing my praise I'd rather they never knew I did it. The old Emma Wingates is dead she died on Callisto people should remember her that way. The Emma Wingates who walks this blood soaked corridor is a hunter who hunts for honour and trophies. I've have become so apart from my old self and I like it that way. I love a member of another race and I refuse to change that. I'd rather be with Jeuki than be with my own race. Some things are meant to be, this is meant to be.
Emma slowly stepped over another dead scientist holding a gun, which was covered, is hard meat saliva. She moved past a dead hard meat carcass that was eating through the floor, which was opposite the dead scientist who's blood was in a poodle on the floor. She watched as Jeuki turned looking at the messy corridor. Jeuki looked around not a single hard meat something was wrong here. Why weren't they coming in waves like on the lower level? He turned slowly meeting Erisoki's gaze. "Something is very wrong." Erisoki turned slightly. "I agree something is wrong here, the hard meat are acting strange…very strange." Jeuki raised his shoulder cannon as they turned another corridor. "Do you think there planning something?" Erisoki watched as a dead bloody ooman body fell out of a shaft above. He pulled up his spear. His gaze moved as the others instantly did the same pointing at the shaft. He narrowed his gaze seeing nothing happen he eased up his hand.
Jeuki lowered his spear it was a false alarm. He growled aloud this was getting irritating! He turned watching Emma roll her eyes in annoyance he could feel her anger. She wanted to kill something just like the rest of the clan but there was nothing to kill. He looked down at another dead ooman in white lab cloths holding a gun. Emma moved forward seeing one of the lifts. She watched as the doors creaked open she gazed down looking at the fall below. She could see the lift bellow hanging of its broken hinges. It was empty it's doors were hanging open while blood pattered it's outside. Who ever had been in it was long dead by the looks of it. She could see one lift above, which had stopped. No doubt they'd gotten off one the level above she looked at the metal pillar, which the wrecked lift was hanging off. They'd have to climb it to get up to the next level with out a doubt. Jeuki moved leaning down to look at the lift shaft long drop. "We have to go up don't we?"
Emma nodded slightly. "Up where that lift is, is level forty it's going to be a long climb." Erisoki moved forward looking at the drop with its human contraption. "Your mate needs as to go up doesn't she?" Jeuki turned nodding slightly. "If we go up we can get to the next level I believe that is where our ship is." Erisoki nodded slightly. "Very well." Jeuki felt Emma grab his shoulder pulling her self on to his back. Erisoki turned sharply to the young bloods. "We go up!" He watched Adarmi and Idosoi nod He turned watching as Jeuki leapt hitting the long metal beam. He dug his claws in as he began to climb upwards. His mate held him tighter as she moved her shoulder cannon looking for hard meat. Erisoki jumped hitting the beam he groaned aloud before moving up wards his gaze turned as the two young bloods jumped both grabbing the beam as they began to climb. He breathed in, he was started to despise ooman ships they weren't simple or easy to get around like Yautja ships. He shook his head calmly following Jeuki's lead.
8
Eddy looked at the item in his hand, he grinned closing his fingers around it. Sweeper bots could be so very useful. Especially the little bots, which could go through vents on command. He looked at the long dread lock with it brown hair and red strands and bolts, ripped free from the head during a fight to death in which the hunter had become victorious. Ripping her opponent's spine and skull out of his body so beautiful it had been to watch, that he couldn't not record this footage. Along with some other footage he needed. He turned looking at the two dead marines lying in the control room. Their deaths would never known about but what had been going on here would be. He pulled away from the central panel his time on board this ship was truly over. He looked at Emma Wingates dread lock again before strapping it to his armour plating. He pressed the panel watching as his note pad with all off the info he needed came out of the central drive. Earth core would know about these experiments!
They would know of the cyborg project that had been Lexington the human marine upgraded with android components. The synthetic merged with biological for the first time, through vile methods. The human skeleton with hunter metal plates over it and the still human brain in cased in this metal. With its pain receptors completely shut down so the vile super solider felt no pain. Weyland industries were going to have a field day with this information. They'd take this information to the highest court to have Oran Corps disgusting cyborg technology banned since it used their technology and would give them a bed reputation back at home. On top of this they'd had a special agreement in that Oran Corp wouldn't use their technology for these types of projects. This agreement had been broken which would put Oran Corp in to deeper trouble. He pulled his note pad free putting it away safely. He hadn't been sent here by any one to find out this information. He had just watched it all happen for to long and he felt it in his best interest to let those at home see the truth.
He pulled up his gun moving towards the door, this company deserved no less than to burn in hell! It's research in to Xeno's and hunters was disgusting and could have caused a species war! He'd seen the video of Emma telling Oran what stealing hunter technology could entail as had Jeuki. She was a bloody hero! She fought for what she believed in! He put a hand on the hair of the long dread lock. Every true warrior should see her as the role model. Earth Core should see her as a true hero and not a traitor to her race. She was the one who'd sent out the message on the computer! She was the one who'd opened the gun racks! He'd recorded the footage of her doing it! Jeuki was such a lucky bastard. People were now flooding on to the Sirun who where holding the off the hybrid Xeno's with there guns. Scientists were surviving, because of this action they were fighting back. Sirun was only waiting for its commander now, no doubt Lexington or Oran himself. He walked forward. Oran's rule here was over!
8
Lucy turned slightly watching as Julia groaned painful. She watched as the woman opened one eyes painfully. She smirked putting a hand behind her back, her gaze turned as the docking clamps came free from the special marine drop ship. She leaned forward watching as Julia looked around her in confusion before looking up at the chains. She found herself grinning evilly as Julia began to struggle. "It's odd how painful being chained up can be. I mean you sort of feel helpless and afraid." Marcus laughed slightly looking at Julia whose face showed slight terror. "Those cold chains they tend to bite your arms don't they?" Julia slowly met his gaze. "What are you going to do with me?" Marcus pushed his glasses up. "My, my and I thought that was obvious." He pulled up the pulse rifle. "It's sad I actually thought you'd be clever enough to figure that out yourself Julia. You being a level three and all that." Lucy grunted aloud. "Not that you actually live up to that being that smart. Since you couldn't even figure out that you needed to press the reload button on the gun you picked up."
Marcus smirked slightly. "It's real simple we are going to do the same to you as you did to as. I'd call it fair payback for our suffering." She laughed slightly. "The only difference is we get to escape and you get to remain here stranded on this space." She folded her arms slowly. "So I guess I get to see you die how ironic." Julia turned pulling on her chains. "You can't be serious! You can't leave me here your condemning me to death!" Marcus shrugged slightly. "Did you only just work that out?" He waved his gun. "I'm not going to remain here to die but a bitch like you deserve no less. You'll get to meet Leo on the other side lucky you." Julia began to squirm in panic. "Please I beg of you! Don't leave me I'll end up like Carlos!" Lucy rolled her eyes. "He's dead, damn I wanted to see that to. I like watching the footage of you assholes dieing." Julia struggled on the chains. "Please! The Xeno's will kill me!" Marcus raised his eyebrow. "Xeno's what are talking about?"
Julia struggled harder. "There aliens we where testing on, there loose! Oni Jui vanished he left me die! Please you can't do this to me!" Lucy sighed aloud. "Your friend left you what a shame." Marcus pulled his gun up to Julia's face. He found himself grinding his teeth together. "Suddenly this makes sense you idiots where redoing the experiment on Callisto weren't you!" Julia nodded sharply. Marcus pulled back. "The experiment Emma said didn't work! Xeno's rings a bell she called them that when she telling as about it. I didn't take her seriously at the time, I should have!" He pulled the gun up higher. "We saw a black creature in the ship yard not long ago. I assume that's a Xeno!" Julia looked up slightly. "No it's a hybrid Xeno a mixture of the normal alien and Jeuki's race." Lucy hit the panel with her fist. "My god Emma was right! People who play god are arrogant and stupid!" She looked at the glass. "How many more are there?" Julia pulled on her chains. "Hundreds! We made an army led by a queen. Please you have to untie me. I don't want to die here!" Marcus pushed up his glasses.
He turned slightly. "Julia as far as I'm concerned you can meet your maker. You like playing god well I think it's only fair that you should meet your creations!" Julia pulled forward struggling harder. "Please! You can't do this me!" Lucy looked at the dock. "Sure we can, I mean we're doing it right now. I think the universe would be a better place with out you." Marcus grunted moving towards the door that led out in to the docks. "I have to agree I mean your friend Oni Jui left you which proves Lucy's point further." Julia growled aloud. "You idiots! You'll pay for this! I'll tell the earth courts that you tried to murder me!" Lucy grabbed a pulse rifle from the now open weapon's rack she turned typing in to the panel. "You won't be alive to tell them anything." Marcus dulled the lights slightly. "Good bye Julia." Julia watched as the door shut in front off her. The lights around her dimmed fully, she screamed pulling on her chains trying to get free. Her gaze moved as saw the door behind her opened. She grinned slightly. The idiots had forgotten to close it. "Hey! Can you help me?"
She suddenly heard a low hiss her gaze turned as a black head appeared in the darkness. It turned as its tail swung around the cupboard. Julia found her voice going in to nothing but a whimper. She watched as the hybrid Xeno moved around on all fours till it was sitting in front of her. She watched the four mandibles open as the long toothed tongue flew out. Lucy turned hearing terrified screaming from the computer room she raised her gun ignoring it. Marcus pushed up his glasses. "You opened that door on purpose didn't you?" Lucy looked at him for a moment. "I noticed our friend from the glass had crawled around their through a smashed vent. I just let I'd him in."
8
Emma watched as the scientists turned fleeing as Jeuki jumped slamming in to one of level's forties lift openings. His claws hands ranking as he clung on trying to get in to corridor through its lift's broken shaft. He pulled with all his might getting a better grip as he managed to pull himself up fully. Emma jumped off his back so he could rise up. Jeuki shook his head, that had been an annoying climb, what was it with ooman ships? They made everything so difficult and annoying to get to. He grunted watching the scientist oomans carry on fleeing as the other hunters jumped then pulled them selves up on to the large corridors entrance. Everyone on board this vessel was ether fleeing or had fled. Emma turned watching as a marine on the far side raised his gun aiming at her. She growled aloud raising her shoulder gun so the three dots moved down to his chest. She sneered as he looked down seeing them. If he had any sense what so ever he'd run away like the others! Because she'd kill him if he took that shot!
Jeuki raised his spear roaring at the ooman warrior. Emma watched as the marines trigger finger rattled he wasn't sure what to do. He could see her and the hunters but he had no idea if she was friend or foe. She growled moving the shoulder cannon before firing at a vending machine next to him. That was his last chance! If he didn't run away she'd kill him! She watched the vending machines piece hit the ground around the marine who turned in horror before fleeing after the scientists. She watched Erisoki turn taking the lead once more he pulled up his spear looking at her. Jeuki looked down slightly. "Where to from here?" Emma turned slightly. She began to type in to the nearest counsel bringing up the map on of the level. "We have to follow this corridor till we get to the main mess hall. It's a similar area to the glass screen on level fifty. It just has no screen of glass only long windows." Jeuki looked at the screen. "Didn't we hit that area when we first came across this ship?"
Emma nodded slightly. "I believe so, from what I'm getting from this dock nine in on this level." Jeuki looked up slightly meeting Erisoki's gaze. "We have to follow this corridor." Adarmi grunted aloud. "Yautja ships are easy to get around ooman ships are annoying!" Idosoi shook his head. "How do they ever find anything around here anyway?" Erisoki turned slowly. "Move along we don't have much time." Jeuki broke in to a run. "The oomans will destroy this ship soon with out a doubt. We don't want to be on it when that happens." He put a hand on Emma's arm. "We've come this far I'm not willing to die in this place!" Erisoki watched as the other started running Jeuki was right time was not on their side.
8
Eddy ran forward watching as the armed scientists ran with him. While marines fired behind him blowing up Xeno hybrids. He moved up the long tunnel, which led to the Sirun ship. He turned firing his gun blowing up a Xeno as it tried to attack a scientist. His gaze turned as he ran through in to the other ship. He watched as the marines at the far end instantly brought up their heavy guns blasting them at the Xeno soldiers trying to get through. He watched as the heavy armoured doors went down again on the far side. He turned sharply as the marines started to move the armed scientists and civilians to a safer place. His gaze turned as a Privatecame forward. He looked up seeing his colours. "Corporal Eddy sir! We thought you were died sir." Eddy rolled his eyes just what he needed wet behind the ears marines. "I want to speak to your general it is a matter of urgency!" The marine looked up slowly. "Our commanding general is dead sir. He died when he tried to cross the bridge to find Oran."
The private looked down. "Black aliens ripped him apart sir." Eddy growled aloud. "Get me your next in rank!" The private looked up sharply. "He's in the ship's control room. I'll take you to him now sir." Eddy followed the marine who walked him along the corridor towards the control room. They turned from right too left. He watched as they turned again opening a lift, which they slowly went in. He stood quietly watching as the levels flew by. He really didn't have time for this! He growled as the doors opened. They moved out going towards the central control room. He breathed in heavily as the marines and controllers stood up looking at them both as they entered the central room. Eddy stood still watching as a younger man than him self stood up from the central chair. Oran's special command chair, which the asshole always sat in he didn't deserve that chair! He was a crazy assed bastard who had almost condemned everyone on the Iron Year to death because he'd tried to do Callisto all over again.
The sergeant looked up. "Corporal Eddy sir." Eddy growled aloud. "Not anymore Lexington is dead as are the other high head offices of Oran!" The young man pulled back in horror. Eddy looked at him. "That makes me the highest general, which means your time in that chair is over." The sergeant looked up in shock. "My name is Sergeant Sierra and I hold command of this battle ship!" Eddy narrowed his gaze. "Get out of my chair now or I'll shoot you!" The sergeant looked at him. "You can't be serious!" Eddy moved forward. "I don't have time for your belly aching the chair is mine! I hold a rank higher than yours so move!" He watched as the young man moved out of the chair. He slowly sat himself down. He breathed in deeply before sitting up. "I want tactical info! I want double guns and marines defending the tunnel so that more civilians and scientists can be saved! Plus I want a bishop model android up in this control room, apparently there is one on this ship I want him now!" He watched as everyone speed in to action. He turned looking at the sergeant. "You've done a great job here young man, considering you held this ship despite the death of both generals. I'll make sure that your both promoted and seen as a hero back on earth." He watched as the sergeant's eyes gleamed with a sudden feeling of being a hero. The young man turned sharply. "You heard the general Eddy Ida move your butts!"
End of part 20
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