“Work, work.” - Orc Peon
Mack’s bloodshot and bleary eyes widened with surprise and envy and sadness all at once. At the same time, his heart fell from within his chest and disappeared somewhere into the depths. Not that he even noticed. On his screen was Eva’s full stream, which he had been downsampling for later editing
Her heart beat with deep, steady thrums as she controlled every ounce of thrust with her mind. The fighter slid around effortlessly as she went through maneuver after maneuver, each attempt a little faster and sharper than the last. Over and over and over. The others were astounded at Eva, at her
On realizing just how much their minds had been altered, the medic in Commander Chase immediately hit the alarms. His voice was filled with passion and authority. “Alright, I’m putting a stop to this,” he said. “No more Prometheus for the rest of the cycle. There’s something else going on here, and
The ground - an asphalt pavement specifically - rushed up to Eva, and she found herself suddenly face-down on it. As though she had been there the entire time. She quickly got up, brushed off her dark grey pressure suit, and looked around. There was a long treeline that surrounded the neighborhoo
111 Years Ago - Dendrus IV Fire fell from the sky as multiple fleets tore each other apart in the upper atmosphere. Dendrus IV’s gravity pulled down the debris and detritus greedily, and burned them to atoms as they descended. As though in offering. In turn, the ashes and soot darkened the sky and
It mirrored the city precisely, down to the cracks and debris around the destroyed buildings. Every unit on the field was represented on it with unit markers that exactly matched its real-life counterpart. More impressively, the markers moved and the map changed according to what was actually happen
“Yessir.” The comms operator immediately turned towards their terminal and relayed their status to high command. His hands sped around the terminal as they expertly worked their way through ComSec protocols. The senior officer turned back towards the tacmap and leaned on it for support. The pain i
A few kilometers away on a ridge overlooking the city, a handful of Hussar officers watched as the horrifying battle unfolded before them. Though most of them wore faces of defeat and despair, one was stoic throughout. It seemed as though her face was carved out of stone - her expression was unblin