Planet Rise

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Equilibrium Boots

Somewhere deep in the ocean: “What are we looking for?” “I don't know," she says watching sea life swimming to avoid the current overhead.

"Then what do we do?" “Let the current take us, save our resources and then reactivate once we get there,” she says. “Get where?" "We'll know that when we see it." They both tap the button on the screen on their forearm. Lights switch off on their boots.

The current begins pulling them forward. Boots drag across the ocean floor. Soon, they are lifted into the speeding water.

He fights for control. Awkwardly straining for balance. “Don’t fight it.” She advises.

Tumbling. Spinning. Jostling through the water. Head over feet, the current pulls them into darker, depths. They begin picking up speed, hurtling them closer toward the source. “I see something, commander,” he shouts. Several yards ahead of them a shadow looms; the source of the rapid current. “Engage boots on my mark,” she says.

She rolls sideways, and the force of the current pushes her arms together. “Mark”.

She taps her button. Lights blink on. Power up chimes. She drops out of the current and her boots zero in on the ground. She tries to change her angle. At this speed coming to a complete stop will tear her in half... She skids across the ocean floor; her boots searching for a firm hold. She tries to get her soles on the ground but the sand kicks up a fine dust. She reaches a patch of rock...finally, the boots lock on. She stops abruptly. She digs her halligan deep into the sand to keep from slinging forward. She hears commotion over her comms. She looks up to see her partner struggling to tap his button as he flips in the current. “Turin, re-engage.” “I’m....trying. Can’t reach.”

He grits his teeth as he struggles against the water pressure keeping his arms apart. “Use the force of the current.” He begins fumbling around as he tries to reposition his body. “You need to do it now. You’re getting too close to the edge.” He continues riding the current, out of control. His body tossed about like seaweed. Turin finally manages to flip sideways and mashes his screen. His boots power up and re-engage. They draw him to the ground and he tumbles to a stop right at the edge of a deep abyss. His boots lock on and snap his body upright violently. He groans in pain. The commander steps up and peers over the edge. Rising up out of the abyss is a massive structure sitting in the middle of the black expanse. Water shadows dance across its face. The symbols etched into its thick walls are foreign. Blue light pulses through the seams as a turbine churns in the center, sucking in the ocean. Dark blue waters disappear into its massive framework. “What is it?” “Trouble”

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Living Armor

She could feel herself losing consciousness when the frigid alloy began clambering up her body. The machines displaying her vitals were beeping constantly, compounding her disorientation. She didn't know how much longer she could hold on. Flesh began to tremble when the cold pierced the marrow of her bones. Organs shutting down from the exposure. Blood sloshing through her veins. Her lungs forced the air in and out, but it was getting harder and harder to fight for breath. Her heartbeat was drumming in her ears; rattling like a machine gun. It wouldn't slow down. She could only stare wide eyed at the emptiness around her.

Why did she do this alone?

This was supposed to be a revolution in science. The melding of metal and organic life. Living Armor that breathes. But now, she was going to die at the hands of her creation. The abyss of death chilled the room to absolute zero. She began collapsing to the ground, legs buckling against her will. She never anticipated so much pain. She begins to retch, the cold alloy enveloping her torso. Squeezing, the heat from her cramping stomach. She grits her teeth; consciousness violently emptying her body. She tries in vain to wrestle control of her body back from the machine swallowing her life. She is helpless.

The alloy reaches for her face and the shivers become uncontrollable. Her body shakes violently. She’s frozen on the floor. Unable to move frostbitten limbs, numb and heavy with cold. She feels her organs solidifying into iced lumps. The alloy continues devouring her. She struggles to scream, but nothing comes.

This is not how she is supposed to end.

She sucks in arctic cold. The air stabs her throat like needles. The pain choking her. The beeping begins to fade, the lights blur and dim, and she submits to the freeze....her heart stops. Lungs push out a final breath..... Flatline..... Monitor readout: bonding complete.... Online....

Vitals status…..initiate resuscitation protocol....sending pulse to heart....

…..now…...

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Killshot

The red sky blooms above her. She stands stock still. Her gun drawn. Her grip tight. Her finger resting to the side. Still, but ready. Her eyes steady. Unblinking. Focused.

Her target stands shaking, beads of sweat run down his face. He’d made the mistake of stealing from her, but his fatal move...the one that turned his life into a reflection warping like a funhouse mirror across the barrel of her gun.... came from betrayal.

"Why?,” she says. His body shakes with fear. "I....I didn't --” He presses his back harder against the wall, trying desperately to disappear into the surface. Away from her piercing gaze.

"Don't lie." He closes his eyes. A silent prayer spills from his lips.

"I trusted you. With.....everything". Her voice shakes with rage. "Now tell me...."

He shakes his head in denial. And pleads….

"Don't...please don't..."

“You made your choice.” He knows it’s over. He glances at the sky for one last reprieve, but nothing comes.

"I was promised,” he says. “They said....." She fires before he can finish.

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Overdrive

The whirling sounds make her smile. She loves the roar of churning power. She holds her rifle above her head with both hands, gripping the stock and barrel tightly and smiles wider. The rifle continues pulling energy out of the surrounding air. The force is so strong she has to shift her stance wider to brace herself against the draw of teeming power. She glances at the indicator. One more bar and she'll have enough. She keeps an eye on the battleship in the distance. It'll be out of range in less than one metric. She needs full power to destroy it. Wounding it won't do.

Just a few more —. The indicators blink solid.

Full. She brings her sights level with the horizon.... Time for her to end this.

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Sniperscope

Night blankets the city. The warehouse district is quiet while eight blocks away the city’s nightlife buzzes.    "Status?" "We're in place. Just waiting on you." "Copy that. Hold until my go" She crouches down behind a low wall, pulls out her weapon and positions it atop the wall in one motion. She brings the scope to her to eye. Through it she studies a group of people milling in the shadows below the ruined building. The shadows move aimlessly, waiting for something.

"Where is he?," clips a female voice. "Are you sure you got the date right?" "Hey my guy is legit. Never a problem before," responds a male voice.

"Until now....this is a waste of..." "Hey! Keep the comms clear. I need to focus!" she cuts in.

"Sorry boss." "Sorry". The coms go quiet.

A vehicle pulls up without lights and idles for a few seconds before shutting off. One figure gets out and walks toward the group. Another gets out of the passenger side and scans the area. "Ha. I'll take apologies in the form of alcohol," quips the male voice.

She rolls her eyes while re-adjusting her sights.   "Ok. We got one shot at this. Be ready." The single figure shakes hands with the group.

Someone rips open a crate. Merchandise is being inspected.

Jackpot.

“Ok, let's hit, before they have time to test the load”

She switches on her sight’s target lock. The red dot beams across and blinks onto the back of the lookout’s neck. "Target painted. On my mark." "Now!" She fires.....

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Gunplay

The air whips through her hair as she glides along invisible currents. Her board surfs the shifting air like water. She scans the alcoves and alleyways as she passes. She's looking for something. There!

Movement in the shadows. The chase is on. She weaves in and out of people as she plows down the walkways. People jostle, dive, and scatter to get out of the way. No clean shot. Her pursuit takes a turn into an alley. She has a clean shot and fires. The shadow dodges and she fires again. Another miss. The chase continues around buildings and over rooftops. She dips and dives, skating through a fountain; water cascading to the ground in her wake. She's gaining ground. But, her prey spins around and fires. She barely ducks the shot and it pings off the bottom of her board.

"Dammit,” she grumbles.

She swings her board out as the shadow fires again. The shots ricochet off nearby buildings.

She returns fire, turns, and their boards sail up the side of a building’s mirror-window facade. She glances down at her reflection. A cocky grin peeks out from behind the stickers strewn across the bottom of her board. A near collision with someone leaning out of an open window sharpens her focus.

They race across the rooftop...hunter and the hunted. She fires and finally strikes her target. The shadow spins from the blast and falls over the edge. She follows...speeding as she reaches out to grab the hand desperately reaching up for hers....

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Blast Shield

The hot zone. Deep in enemy territory, our scavengers search the hollowed-out craters in sector one.

"We shouldn't be here,” Biyu complained. "It's too dangerous."

"Look, the readings said it was here so we're just going to take a look." They walk cautiously across the barren planet. Nothing but rocks for miles.  The scavenger checks his forearm readout again.

"It's just a bit further."

Biyu grabs the scavenger’s arm. "We're too far from the ship. We need to turn back." "No! I've never been this close before. I'm not leaving without knowing." The scavenger keeps going, not knowing he's dead center in someone's sites. He stops before a cropping of rocks and checks his readings again. Suddenly he's hit in the chest with a laser pulse. The air around him ripples as he flies back, landing motionless.  

"Holy crap!"  Biyu rushes to him. "Are you ok?"

The scavenger groans as he tries to sit up. “What the hell was that?"

Another shot zips through the air nearly hitting Biyu. "Someone doesn't want us here."

A round explodes on the ground near head. "We need to get out of here" as the scavenger scrambles to get up.

Several more shots hit the rocks. They turn and run back the way they came. A hail of fire rains down on them as they retreat.

"Activate shield" he yells into his com just as a shot connects, dispersing the impact along the surface.  A faint honeycomb pattern fluctuates around them.

Shots continue to ping against the transparent surface as they run across the crater field.

"Where's the ship?"

"What? It should be dead ahead…" He looks up and sees nothing but a desolate landscape.

"I don't understand. It should be right here..." he questions as he comes to the end of their beginning footprints. They take cover behind a patch of rocks as their pursuers fire again.

"What happened to the ship?"

"I don't know,” answers the scavenger. The laser fire stops....waiting. The scavenger rises to look. A shot puts him back in his place. They're pinned down with no ship and no weapons. "What do we do now?"

"I don't know…"

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Echo Stone

Her hammer slams against the rock, cracking its face. Light seeps through like a seam of gold. Behind her reflective mask, she smiles, "Finally". She gives one last heave. The hammer comes down, the rock sheet crumbles, revealing an enormous hidden cavern. The walls glow with brilliant oranges and reds. Blue light radiates from deep tunnels. "Where is it? I know it's here,” she thinks as she floats through space. The orbs flare out in a loose swirl of lights. The ones furthest from the center are faded and dim. The hallmark of the echo stone. She moves along the faded orbs toward the brightest part of the cavern. Her headset beeps as she gets closer. There.....two bright stones sit a few feet apart. Identical down to the last fleck of dust. If you were paying attention....all the other stones were as well. The echo stone hides in plain sight among its numerous copies. They are equal in appearance, but not in value. Once discovered, you must choose between the real thing or its first copy. Choose the mother stone and the rest quietly fade out, becoming harmless rocks. But choose the copy, and the others explode, and the cavern becomes your tomb. Readings speed across her visor, calculating the perimeter of each stone. Trying to find anything to tell them apart. There is nothing. Perfect copies. Mining this stone could change everything. Just a little piece would put her on a level playing field in the volatile atmosphere spreading throughout the system. She could free so many of her people. She runs her gloved hands over their surface. There must be a flaw, even a slight..... “Screw it”, she grabs her hammer. She can't turn back now. She must decide. Deep breath. Choice made. She closes her eyes and swings.....

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Bolt Cutter

Fighters scream overhead, to aide in defense of the stronghold. The vestiges of destruction smear the sky with blood. War has come looking for new players. This is the last defensive outpost. If it holds, the system has a chance to organize its scattered forces. If it falls, they will be left defenseless. She has sworn to defend it with her life.....to give them a chance. She spies the warship in the distance. It lumbers in the air like a massive iron blimp. She can feel its eyes on her. They want what she has vowed to protect since taking the oath. She will not lose her ground. Several wasp-fighters shoot out of the dock toward her. She pulls her weapon and slams the hilts together. As she pulls them apart, an arc of electric current fluctuates to life. The bolt cutter, a malleable surge of energy that can cut through anything. She wields it with the skill of a samurai. The arc licks the air as she readies herself for the first flurry of shots. As fighters swarm above her, the first breaks formation for attack. She flings the bolt cutter out like a whip, charging the air around the first fighter. It can't escape the electric cloud that forms in its path. It's circuits fry. Down it goes. The next gets too close and is rewarded by being sliced in half. A costly mistake.  Fighter after fighter is taken out swiftly and with deft efficiency.  She breathes heavily, exhausted but still willing to fight.

A slow, creaking moan fills the air. She turns to find the mothership has turned its sights on her....she re-engages the arc...she cannot fail.

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Nia Kasai

She strolls into the green waters of the riverbed, cloaking herself in morning’s fading darkness; moving like a shadow, long and stretching with each step. A pale glow peels the black from the sky. Moving through currents, she glides across the water in even strides. The air grips against her skin in the chill wind. Damp black hair snakes across her eyes and they study the murky waters.

This galaxy is shattered. Warring factions feed on conflict and the growing rumors of an ancient power. She moves forward, resolution in her eyes. Pushing away her doubts and the manipulations of those she promised to protect. None are innocent in war.

Beneath the growing daylight, her emerald armor peaks out from the folds of an olive cloak. She steps from the waters and looks across the expanse below. Green eyes study the horizon; scanning downward. She adjusts the sword at her hip and the shield on her back. To the city below, she speaks a promise. I am Nia Kasai of Viridisia. Sister to the stars. Your shield, in this life, and the next. Follow me.

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