PROLOGUE
General Sam Marsden watched as the five Raptor Orbital Frames left the hanger bay of the star ship cruiser known as Osiris. He was a strong man. He had wiry black hair and blue eyes. He had broad shoulders and thick arms. He was littered with battle scars. The goal of the five raptors was to intercept a KUMAR class freighter star ship that was headed from Earth to Mars. The freighter was carrying a cargo of fifty 2nd generation LEV's, a cargo that General Sam Marsden didn't want to reach its destination (at least with its cargo still aboard). General Marsden was the leader of an anti-Mars group called MAME (Man Against Martian Enders). He was one of Earths leading advisors during the Oppression of Mars. He believed oppressing Mars was the right thing to do. When the oppression ended, he stole the Osiris (at this time he was still its captain) and all the Orbital Frames and LEV's onboard it. He gathered units of men from the UNSF who also hated that the oppression had ended. His military power has been growing since, and so has his anger against Mars. He has been raiding and robbing factories and cargo ships for Orbital Frames. They were also building their own frames, with the funding of a sub company of NUT Ltd, who didn't know this sub company (known as Universal Metatron Corporation, or UMCorp. for short) was going behind their backs and supporting this anti-Mars group.
General Marsden turned and walked back to the main control room of the Osiris. His plans were proceeding smoothly. It would not be much longer till he activates Apophis.
