Fall of the Reaper: A military Scifi Epic (The Last Reaper Book 14) by J.N. Chaney & Scott Moon

Author:J.N. Chaney & Scott Moon [Chaney, J.N.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Variant Publications
Published: 2022-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

Path and I spent the entire night creeping around the lodge, marking guard posts, surveillance devices, and weak spots in the perimeter fence. Tank and Carnax held a secluded glen we designated as our base camp. With no gear or provisions, that just meant a place to sit and rest for a few hours.

Oroth citizens hired retired soldiers to provide security. Some they plucked at the height of their careers if what I’d seen so far was representative of their selection process. Others of the mostly male force had been elite operators, I thought, but were older. Still fit and steely eyed, these guards made their rounds with relaxed confidence and a greater reliance on coffee—or whatever crap stimulant drink they preferred.

What I didn’t smell was alcohol, tobacco, or anything similar. That indicated basic discipline. These and other factors worked against our chances of infiltrating the lodge.

In our favor was the over-reliance on electronic devices and their poor staffing levels. Most of their effort seemed directed at wildlife. If they expected a commando raid, it didn’t show.

Path led the way back to our base camp, while I brought up the rear in full Reaper mode, suspicious of countersurveillance. If I was in charge of security, there would be teams no one would ever see, at least one squad ready to follow curious people like Path and myself.

“I hope they don’t have Oroth Reapers,” I said when we were gathered around a rock eating raw fish Carnax had caught.

“Interesting way to start a conversation,” Tank said between mouthfuls. His expression was a mixture of hunger and horror.

“What’s the matter, Tank? Don’t like fish?” I asked.

“Not this fish,” he said but continued chewing and swallowing.

“Why are you worried about Oroth Reapers?” Carnax asked.

“I was thinking of how I would have set up their security.” My words affected each man differently, but they all took my point. Only Path really understood what a Reaper was. The others thought they knew, but they didn’t know the Union that created assassin shock troopers.

“I thought the same thing.” Carnax cleaned his hands with leaves as he talked. “My Destroyers would have made this place impossible to breach. There would be a real wall, not this wire mesh you found. The electronic devices would be coordinated with drones or maybe even a high altitude command vessel. There would be quick reaction teams in full armor deployable to any point on the perimeter within minutes.”

“Let’s hope none of that is in place,” Tank said. “You fucking assholes are going to jinx us.”

“It is best to be prepared,” Path said.

Tank huffed. “Yeah. Sure. Now what’s the plan?”

I drew a new map. “We found several decent approaches, but this is best. We’ll travel in a single file column with twenty meters of separation between us to avoid motion detectors and pressure plates that are sensitive to weight and volume of movement. The battle order is me, Carnax, Tank, and then Path. That evens out our comms and keeps our intelligence assets at each end of the line.

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