Firstborn
Chapter 1: Planetfall
My Platoon stood alongside twenty other platoons on our dropship that was being carried by the Cetaceus Class Transport ship Vexal. Our mission was simple establish an outpost . In all our taskforce number six hundred forty men as well as six hundred forty more in the transport ship above us in total we had over one thousand men. out of of the ten thousand of the rest of the 208th Vostroyan Firstborn Regiment who were fighting elsewhere in the vastness and unceasing war in the Galaxy.
"All Guard Platoons board your ships prepare for planetfall." said the Pa system
Our commander waved us forward as the side boarding ramps on the Devourer class Dropship lowered we boarded quickly and strapped ourselves in putting our las guns between our legs as we strapped ourselves brass shimmered slightly in the lights of the transport. In front of us four columns Leman Russ Battle Tanks with dozer blades on their fronts each column having three tanks in them sat waiting to roll out of the transport. Each tank was painted tan with a red stripe on the front of the tacks and red on the guns and brass on the ends. their tank crews boarding and securing the tank as they prepared for planetfall. Each of us in our platoon wore the regimental dark blue with gold tubing on our sleeves the inside of our coats were dark green. our helmets were the traditional brown furred hats from our world. Our red goggles and breathing masks were black with the air tubes sticking out.
"Stand bye for launch." the PA system on the drop ship said.
The ship jolted a little as we took off and flew toward the planet. We Entered the atmosphere pretty quietly until the ship began to rumble as we descended.
"We're under attack by unknown enemies make ready to engage unknown hostiles." the Pa system announced.
the front of the ship exploded and the ship began to nosedive toward the ground the Leman Russ Tanks began sliding as the ships decent angle grew sharper to the point where the tank crews had barely enough time to jump out before their tank slid and hurled toward the Planet. Before I blacked out as the dropships speed accelerated as we hurled toward the planet surface.
When I awoke my vision was fuzzy as I stood to get my bearings I was standing on a snow covered world with debris from the dropship scattered for miles in my section of the seating almost all the men were dead I moved slowly as I unstrapped myself and slid out from the seat. I looked around the section where I was for my Lasgun, but couldn't find it. the other Lasguns of my fallen comrades were to damaged to use. I drew my Saber and proceed to look for more survivors. from a distance leaning against a piece of wreckage I could see one of my comrades helmets I called out but the figure did not answer. I then rushed over and when I came around to where I could see there was just a head propped up my comrades body three meters away. I then heard the sound of lasguns firing and the red flash through the smoke and mist. then I saw a hunched over and running toward me. I also heard a sound to this day I will never forget the Roar of a beast.
When the figure came through the mist I saw a creature with two long talons in front of me I readied my saber as it saw me and began to charge quickly advancing rapidly. I swung my blade as the creature jumped at me with its talons ready to pierce my flesh. I Cut across the creature's face and talons the creature fell quickly. Three more came through the mist from where the other had came. I braced myself as several Lasgun blasts hit each one in their small heads. I looked from where the blast had come from standing there were three of my comrades stood around our regiment's flag. I found a lasgun that was lying nearby and joined my comrades along with the flag in the middle there was one of our Vox caster men. We all stood and regrouped against our enemy.