The Human Legion Deluxe Box Set 2 by Tim C Taylor & Ian Whates

Author:Tim C Taylor & Ian Whates [Taylor, Tim C & Whates, Ian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Human Legion Publications
Published: 2020-04-11T22:00:00+00:00

— Chapter 06 —

Sector commander Khallsheg-Hihn gestured with her tail to her junior responsible for coordinating the defense of the southern zone.

She stood in the command pit of the sector control base orbiting Luna. From this deep well she could manifest her will and direct operations not just here around the moon but across the entire solar system beyond near-Earth orbit, the latter being the domain of generals such as Ulmack and Dine-Alegg, those who had the supreme commander’s ear – and any other of Tawfiq’s body parts they could access.

They were political. Chances, schemers – more concerned with saying the right things in the right ears, and giving the right scents into the right noses, than actually winning battles against the New Order’s enemies.

Khallsheg-Hihn knew herself to be better than them. She was a proper soldier. And that was why with the Legion having boarded the control base, and with dozens of enemy warboats flying freely around the moon, her mind was not upon the heat of the enemy assault, but far away on the cold dark wastes south of the ecliptic.

On Ceres.

The walls of the command pit were heaped with visual and scent displays warning her of minor victories, defeats and ongoing skirmishes, of dangers and opportunities. She ignored them all. Where was Spear Head Chaeykz?

The image of a Janissary soldier spouted from the high priority bank. It was not Chaeykz.

“Clear the channel, Haarfyorun,” she growled at her junior who was in charge of the computation and data storage zone, a technician more than a soldier.

“But sector commander–”

“Route your communication to the base defense sub commander.” Khallsheg-Hihn blocked Scent Leader Haarfyorun’s transmission and was rewarded with a fresh image: a far nobler one of a Janissary pilot in her pressure suit, which reflected the multicolored light from the control bank of her advanced space fighter.

“Spear Head Chaeykz begging to report, Sector Commander.”

The fighter pilot’s head snapped violently to one side. A moment later, the fighter shook violently. Chaeykz, however, appeared unhurt from her vessel’s extreme maneuvers.

“Spear Head Chaeykz, there is something unusual about the enemy you are engaging. I cannot place my tail on what, though. Can you advise?”

“My spear is in pursuit of five of the enemy’s fighters of the three-seat fighter bomber variant. We are intercepting and recording their communications for later analysis. With humble respect, Sector Commander, my priority is to kill the nefnast scum.”

Khallsheg-Hihn’s fur flattened in dismay. The sub commander responsible for the base’s defense was forcing her image alongside Chaeykz, and she was bringing a subordinated image of Haarfyorun with her. This did not bode well.

“Fly free,” Khallsheg-Hihn told Chaeykz. “Kill the nefnast humans, and when you have destroyed your enemies, inspect their corpses. It is possible that you will find the sector command base to be temporarily out of communication due to enemy disruption. In such a case, I am ordering you to report your findings as far up the Earth command hierarchy as you can push them. Do not delay.”

Chaeykz didn’t reply at first, too busy being flung against her harness by high-gee maneuvers.

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