The Worlds of Hell:

Knights of Blood Chronicles

Chapter One

1200 Hours, June 12th, 2552 (Military Calendar)/

Da Gama IV, Eagle Base

I spun around and started running backwards while unloading a clip of MA2B. I finished off the last couple of bullets and dropped the gun. I turned back around, panting, and pulled out my M6D. I pulled the trigger six times and watched as the 12.7 mm SAP rounds tore through four buggers and a jackal in front of me. I began to run even faster. There were other marines waiting for me at the end of the hall, laying down suppressive fire as I jumped through the closing launch bay doors. I landed with a thud and my sidearm skidded in front of me. The rest of my squad hefted me up and dragged me over to a Pelican Dropship. One of them took a med kit and started treating the wounded. I heard the ships engines rumble and watched the tail close up. I got up and walked to the cockpit of the dropship. Two Longsword Interceptors screamed by us and we turned to follow suite. I went back to the cargo hold and looked out one of the small windows. Below us, death poured its might into a small base.

Out of the four hundred or so marines and Elites stationed there, only seventy-eight including me got out alive. I sat back down and sighed, rubbing my forehead. Even with the Elites, Grunts and Hunters on our side, the old Covenant were still beating us to pulp. With Eagle Base gone there wasn't much standing in their way. We were supposed to have met up with a large Armada of ships but apparently word got leaked out to the enemy we were here.

I looked around and saw at least fifteen marines in the Pelican with me. I looked to my right. There was a women sitting there. She seemed weary, probably from the three days fighting at Eagle Base. She had semi log dirty blonde hair. "Hi." I snapped out of my gaze and looked at her. She apparently noticed I was looking at her. "Hey." I replied. "Name's Ashley." She raised her hand. I shook it. "Harley." I said.

I heard a million metallic pings as the ship entered space. I looked out the small window again and watched as a huge armada of cruisers and destroyers brushed their way passed each other. We began closing in on the first cruiser that was passing in font of us. Two huge doors parted vertically and we flew straight into the bay and stopped mid-air and settled down. The tail slowly opened up and stopped a few meters above the deck. I walked over to the back and hopped out. I took a quick look around at all of the medics rushing in to help the wounded. I put an arm up to grasp the sling of my MA2B, but only grasped metal armor. Damn, my father's rifle. I dropped it down there. Look's like I'll be going back to the MA5B.

The Loud speakers blared and the captain's voice came on. "All fighter squadron pilots to battle stations. We have incoming enemy Seraphs from the opposite side of the planet." Not much I could do without a co-pilot or a Longsword for that matter. I turned around and watched as the rest of the marines in the Pelican came out. I saw Ashley jump out and almost fall. I leapt forward and grabbed her. She looked up at me and I said "Tired much?" A small smile crept up onto her face as I helped her up. "Possibly." She replied. The Loud speakers blared again, "Will Sergeant Harley Grecko please report to the bridge immediately." I looked up. I turned back at Ashley. "Sorry, but I have to go." I let go of her and walked off to the bridge.

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