Space Marine Loki (Extinction Fleet Book 2) by Sean-Michael Argo

Author:Sean-Michael Argo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2017-06-15T06:00:00+00:00

A STORM WITHOUT END

Ajax rested his arm on the barrel of his pulse rifle, the weapon slung over his shoulder, and let the rain wash over him. It had been a long time, too long to recall clearly, since he had enjoyed a good rain storm.

The forest moon of Khal was a place still untouched by the polluted cities of humanity, and when the rain fell it was free of toxins and sweet on the tongue. It was the little things like that which Ajax realized he'd grown accustomed to living without. The marines existed on packaged food and recycled water, with the occasional nutritional cocktail fed intravenously if their vitals were not in peak condition.

The worlds upon which the Einherjar trod were always war zones, from the shattered cities of Verdun 12 to the toxic swamps on Himar. The marine found himself oddly thankful that Task Force Grendel's mission had led them to a still pristine environment.

There was industry here, of course, but it was highly regulated and of minimum impact. Several ink-rock deposits had been discovered deep in the moon's core, and a single drilling compound had been sanctioned to extract. The rest of the moon was something of a nature preserve, though Ajax suspected that it wasn't open to the public so much as it was reserved for the elite of human society.

Ajax stood on a hill that looked down into a small valley, where the rest of Hydra Company had rallied. Beyond the valley, over a series of rocky hills and forested ridges, lay the drilling compound. Communication had been lost with the compound for several days, and like Kai Prime, that radio silence combined with the attention of the Bloodhound, spurred command to order Bright Lance to make haste. Orbital recon had given the impression that the compound was deserted. All the equipment had been shut down and not a soul could be seen moving about the site.

"Gorgon in position," came a voice over the company channel, soon followed by "Manticore in position."

"Hydra Company in position," said Jarl Mahora, "Break into your fire teams and hold your ground till Cerberus comes online."

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