"harbinger" - Submission To 'a Quest Unknown' Contest

[DJ_Redwire]

Hi guys,

 

So here' s just a quick little repost of what I submitted to this weeks contest, so that people whom might enjoy it get an opportunity to read it before getting completely buried in that huge thread. Hope you like it!

 

(don't worry, the real submission is actually in the contest thread)

 

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"Harbinger"

Nightfall. It was time to execute phase Delta. Sector FifaZulu was twelve clicks west of Kaito’s current location. Getting there undetected was the easy part, but during transit to the docking station he’d received another order to add to his list of objectives. “When you initiate phase Delta, Tenno, eliminate all enemy combatants near the rendezvous point.” It’d been hours since he’d been given his extra directive, but the Lotus’s omniscient voice still hummed fresh in his mind, as if she were watching him right now. Clear your focus, Kaito told himself. You already know she’s watching.

 

 

The forest was a mere blur as Kaito skimmed along the vines and branches of the immense trees. His silent, gliding footsteps carried him across the few kilometers in just a few short minutes. Too slow. He stopped near the ruined bulkhead at the perimeter of the base. He’d missed his window; the Grineer squads were already filing out of their drop ships into the main compound. He would have to wait another hour before cleansing the facility. Soon enough, second watch had begun. The marines on guard lumbered back to the east barracks as their replacements came in the other way. Kaito glared down the barrel of his camouflaged Vectis rifle at them taking their various positions around the primary compound. His own suit matched his Vectis, making him a seamless addition to the forest landscape. Even if a guard was looking for him, he would be impossible to spot while staying still. He was simply another tree in the vast jungle.

 

 

There was a rustling to his right. He instantly shifted his stance and took aim at where the sound had come from and slowly backed himself to the nearby debris. An Eviscerator was casually approaching his location. He was walking to exactly the spot Kaito had just been at. He was coming closer. Closer... Now. Kaito grabbed the Eviscerator from the side and jammed a Kunai blade into his neck. He made a short gurgling noise and crumpled to the forest floor. He turned at another sound. “TENNO SKOOM!”

 

 

Kaito rolled right to avoid fire from a team of Lancers that had snuck up behind him. He lifted the soldiers into the air and slammed them into the ground in one single motion. Blue light radiated from their corpses. There came a shouting from the compound. He sprinted by the ruined buildings and down a rocky path. He knew exactly where he needed to go. He came to a river and ran to the end of it; the marines close on his tail. Kaito looked down at the abyss over the waterfall. He jumped.

 

 

Falling over a hundred meters onto a small platform, Kaito collected his thoughts. The rendezvous point.

He looked up from the floor at the vast machine before him. At its center was a man. Kaito gazed in horror at the monstrosity. “No…”

 

 

To Be Continued...

Edited February 15, 2014 by DJ_Redwire

[War_Admiral_Adama]

Always enjoy a read from you Redwire. Keep it up! 

[CY13ERPUNK]

shouldnt this be in the 'quest unknown' thread?

[DJ_Redwire]

shouldnt this be in the 'quest unknown' thread?

 

It is (as in it's actually in the thread) I just reposted it here since a lot of those submissions don't get read by the general public because it's so vast.