Rise of a Legion by Trey Deibel

Author:Trey Deibel [Deibel, Trey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781792306778
Publisher: Trey Deibel
Published: 2019-03-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13: Hunters

October 4, 2111.

Malcolm Richardson

The ARW will not stand for desertion, and James Stone is no exception. And for situations like this, the ARW has just the response needed: Hunters. And that's where Malcolm Richardson, captain of the 51 Hunters, comes into play. He's the card the ARW needs to play.

Under the doorway leading into the 51 Hunters’ room stood Commander Sizar; fiddling with his fingers, eyes glued to Malcolm. He noticed this and felt pleasure seeing his commander in such an anxious state, waiting for his own deduction, like a child waiting to be handed a cookie. It didn’t take much to see this was no ordinary case, and after skimming the highlights of the file in his hand, Malcolm had an idea as to why.

“Soldiers often say aces are a second coming… the draw of the deck we need to stand a chance in the war. But they’re wrong. All’s they need to do… is look in a mirror. Call me old-fashioned, but the only thing that'll win this war is soldiers… soldiers willing to do what's commanded of them and put everything on the line to complete their mission. And it's exactly those kinds of soldiers who are the heroes, NOT aces.” Malcolm finally gave Sizar the acknowledgement he so clearly craved.

“From what your last commander told me, Malcolm, you're more than capable of tracking down James Stone and his rogue legionnaire unit,” Commander Sizar stated.

“James Stone may be an ace.” Malcolm choked the word out of his mouth. “But like everyone else, he makes mistakes. You can rest assured I'll rub those mistakes in his face and use them to bring him back here to face justice for his desertion.”

“There's one more bit of info you should know before taking this mission.” Sizar shuffled his feet.

“Spit it out.”

“We believe James Stone and his squad are headed to the prison where… where Clover Landis is locked up. Given your past history with her, I need to know your head will remain straight.”

“I’ll do my duty, at any… and every cost. Just as I always have.”

“So we have an understanding, then? You must bring back the 1070 Legionnaires to stand trial under the charges for desertion.” Commander Sizar stood there on precedence, already knowing what Malcolm’s answer would be.

“I promise you, sir, one way or another, James Stone will be brought back to this ship.”

“With your reputation and keen mind, I have my highest faith in you.” Sizar took that moment to leave the hunters to their new mission.

“Malcolm, we've never hunted a squad like this before, let alone an ace. It'll be our biggest challenge to date.”

Vaalima Stoox, the newest member to this hunter group, grabbed her maelkii shield from the wall above her bunk. Just like she always does before a mission, she slid out a metal case that contained her armor from under her bunk; starting with her left shoulder, she began the process of putting on the armor. It was these little things Malcolm always noticed.

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