the left. When they reached the
right door they found it was welded shut.
“Do
you want me to blast through?” Vae asked before drawing her pulse rifle.
“Go
ahead,” Meldi commanded. The three backed away before blasting the door down.
One shot from the pulse rifle shattered the weld and allowed Meldi to push it
open. The hallway beyond was filled with metal crates scattered in a defensive
pattern. Everywhere around them the walls were covered in bullet markings. As
they began down the hallway the evidence of blood was stained all over the
floor and walls.
“It
looks like there was a battle here,” Seli said. “The one we found outside must
have welded the door shut behind it.”
The
three continued on until they reached a series of small rooms. Each one was filled
with scattered paper as well as electronic equipment thrown all about. The only
factor that kept appearing was the blood stains and bullet markings. After a
few minutes of looking through the front area they came to a much larger room.
“Lieutenant…”
Vae trailed off.
She
pointed her light to the floor next to them. On the stone floor was fleshless corpse
with a bullet wound through the skull. Seli knelt down to check the remains.
She picked up one of the bones and examined it closely.
“It
looks like there are teeth marks,” Seli said.
Vae
was extremely disturbed. “What happened here? What is this?” she asked.
Meldi
shined a light around the room and revealed many more sets of bones strewn all
about. At the other end of the room remained one with flesh and its uniform on.
It lay in the corner, emaciated like the first corpse they encountered. Meldi
went to the storage lockers and found them devoid of anything but papers, devices,
and clothes.
“This
one died of malnutrition as well,” Seli said after scanning the corpse with
flesh on it. She checked its teeth before cringing and backing away. Meldi
noticed the horror appearing on her subordinates faces. She went over and checked
the teeth just like Seli.
“I
see,” she said as she looked at the bones around the room.
“What
is this place?” Vae asked. Her feet were shifting nervously.
“They
were out of food,” Meldi said. “Without food stores and no supplies left, they
were forced to this.” She shined the light on the bones. “The one outside must
have escaped and shut itself away from the rest.”
“You’re
saying they ate each other?” Vae asked.
“That’s
exactly what they did,” Seli said. She went to the door they entered.
“Lieutenant, I don’t want to be here.”
“Agreed,”
Meldi said. “I have a feeling the corpse we found first has something to tell
us.” She led the two back to the first warehouse. On the corpse on the ground
they found a hard disc in its front pocket. “Let’s return to the Avoni.”
“Yes,
let’s do that,” the other two said before running back to their mobile suits.
Meldi
looked upon the lunar base once more.
“The
horrors you must have seen in those final days. By the grace of Kali, I pray
each of you found happiness after this life.”
* * *
Myli
landed her mobile suit on the shuttle attachment of the orbital station. After
opening the door using a Rakna’s blade Myli left her mobile suit and went
inside the station.
“Do
you need any of us to come with you?” ensign Dena asked.
“No,
I think I can handle this one my own,” Myli responded.
The
orbital station was rather small, consisting of a sphere approximately six
hundred vetres in diameter. Shining her light right and left Myli saw
blood stains everywhere. She came into the main computer room and saw a number
of fleshless skeletons. Bullet marks and bloody knives filled the room,
floating around in a chaotic manner. She stifled a scream and gathered herself
for a moment.
“Is
anything wrong lieutenant?” ensign Dena asked.
“Are
you seeing this?” Myli asked.
“I
don’t have the video feed on right now,” Dena
right door they found it was welded shut.
“Do
you want me to blast through?” Vae asked before drawing her pulse rifle.
“Go
ahead,” Meldi commanded. The three backed away before blasting the door down.
One shot from the pulse rifle shattered the weld and allowed Meldi to push it
open. The hallway beyond was filled with metal crates scattered in a defensive
pattern. Everywhere around them the walls were covered in bullet markings. As
they began down the hallway the evidence of blood was stained all over the
floor and walls.
“It
looks like there was a battle here,” Seli said. “The one we found outside must
have welded the door shut behind it.”
The
three continued on until they reached a series of small rooms. Each one was filled
with scattered paper as well as electronic equipment thrown all about. The only
factor that kept appearing was the blood stains and bullet markings. After a
few minutes of looking through the front area they came to a much larger room.
“Lieutenant…”
Vae trailed off.
She
pointed her light to the floor next to them. On the stone floor was fleshless corpse
with a bullet wound through the skull. Seli knelt down to check the remains.
She picked up one of the bones and examined it closely.
“It
looks like there are teeth marks,” Seli said.
Vae
was extremely disturbed. “What happened here? What is this?” she asked.
Meldi
shined a light around the room and revealed many more sets of bones strewn all
about. At the other end of the room remained one with flesh and its uniform on.
It lay in the corner, emaciated like the first corpse they encountered. Meldi
went to the storage lockers and found them devoid of anything but papers, devices,
and clothes.
“This
one died of malnutrition as well,” Seli said after scanning the corpse with
flesh on it. She checked its teeth before cringing and backing away. Meldi
noticed the horror appearing on her subordinates faces. She went over and checked
the teeth just like Seli.
“I
see,” she said as she looked at the bones around the room.
“What
is this place?” Vae asked. Her feet were shifting nervously.
“They
were out of food,” Meldi said. “Without food stores and no supplies left, they
were forced to this.” She shined the light on the bones. “The one outside must
have escaped and shut itself away from the rest.”
“You’re
saying they ate each other?” Vae asked.
“That’s
exactly what they did,” Seli said. She went to the door they entered.
“Lieutenant, I don’t want to be here.”
“Agreed,”
Meldi said. “I have a feeling the corpse we found first has something to tell
us.” She led the two back to the first warehouse. On the corpse on the ground
they found a hard disc in its front pocket. “Let’s return to the Avoni.”
“Yes,
let’s do that,” the other two said before running back to their mobile suits.
Meldi
looked upon the lunar base once more.
“The
horrors you must have seen in those final days. By the grace of Kali, I pray
each of you found happiness after this life.”
* * *
Myli
landed her mobile suit on the shuttle attachment of the orbital station. After
opening the door using a Rakna’s blade Myli left her mobile suit and went
inside the station.
“Do
you need any of us to come with you?” ensign Dena asked.
“No,
I think I can handle this one my own,” Myli responded.
The
orbital station was rather small, consisting of a sphere approximately six
hundred vetres in diameter. Shining her light right and left Myli saw
blood stains everywhere. She came into the main computer room and saw a number
of fleshless skeletons. Bullet marks and bloody knives filled the room,
floating around in a chaotic manner. She stifled a scream and gathered herself
for a moment.
“Is
anything wrong lieutenant?” ensign Dena asked.
“Are
you seeing this?” Myli asked.
“I
don’t have the video feed on right now,” Dena
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