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Athene Alland
Red Fox Brigade
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Posted - 2012.09.03 13:05:00 -
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Stain.
STAIN/5VN-7/DSS-EZ 5.
113.09.02.05.05+ GMT
GǣI thought problem had been eradicatedGǪGǥ scowled the Commander, looking down at the bespectacled Scientist nervously attempting to stand to attention beside him.
GÇ£Apologies Sir,GÇ¥ replied the smaller man looking to the floor with a wince, GÇ£It seems the corrupt data is more deeply woven into the technology than we previously thought.GÇ¥
The object holding their attention was the limp and naked body of a Templar, the neat hole in his cranium testament to his sudden execution. Sprawled in what was his own quarters, the cooling corpse was surrounded by chaos, chairs and tables smashed to splinters, tatters of bedclothes strewn across the room, and malfunctioning monitor screens throwing flickering light around the darkened room. Obvious amongst all the destruction was the strange spiky script; written anywhere it could be, hastily scrawled on every surface in the deep crimson of the ImmortalGÇÖs blood.
Neither of the two Ammari looking on could even recognise the letters of this disturbingly alien language. If the bloody glyphs even had a meaning, whatever it was, the Templar must have been scrawling them obsessively for hours before being discovered. Loosing such a large volume of blood would have killed the average human, but then these warriors were far from average, and for that matter, they were barely human.
GÇ£Were there any warning signs?GÇ¥ the commander asked,
GÇ£Mild distracted behaviour in the last few days, but nothing significant.GÇ¥ replied the Scientist, referring to the datapad in his hand. GÇ£It seems the symptoms appeared suddenly and escalated quickly.GÇ¥
GÇ£Hmmm,GÇ¥ the Commander paused for a moment, GÇ£OK, have his template boxed with the others, get this corpse to the labs for study and remove any evidence that this ever happened.GÇ¥
GÇ£Yes Sir,GÇ¥ The Scientist answered curtly as he made notes on his pad.
The Commander turned as he went to leave, GÇ£Oh and if any others begin to show symptoms, box them immediately.GÇ¥ he ordered with a dismissive gesture of his hand.
As he walked away, heading through the bowels of the Warbarge, the Commander contemplated this recent situation.
Having his armed forces crippled by GÇÿtechnical difficultiesGÇÖ was intolerable, but it was not the worst thing bothering the senior Ammari. The old warrior found it hard to admit he felt fear, even to himself, for he was very worried, because the most disturbing thing to him in what he had just witnessed was also the most familiar. He had seen it amongst the illegible scrawls of the mad clone, the same as with every other GÇÿincidentGÇÖ on the project. Those curious numbers that even the brightest minds of the Empire had yet to make sense of, mingled amongst the gibberish over, and over againGǪ
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Pt3D
Tronhadar Free Guard
Minmatar Republic
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Posted - 2012.09.03 13:45:00 -
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Nice work, I can appreciate a good fan fiction. |
Athene Alland
Red Fox Brigade
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Posted - 2012.09.03 19:02:00 -
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Thanks very much, 
I'm glad it is liked.
I think I was inspired by the Ammar losses in the corp war (no offense meant)
giving some in-world reason for their lack of troops...
Just came to me at 6am and had to write it down.
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a dirty Shisno
Algintal Core
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.09.03 19:56:00 -
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I like the way you added "fiction" to the title, because we all know DUST 514 is entirely based on fact.  |
Needless Sacermendor
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Posted - 2012.09.10 20:00:00 -
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Good stuff, looking forward to the next chapter :-) |
Vrain Matari
ZionTCD
Legacy Rising
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Posted - 2012.09.11 02:22:00 -
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Nice work, Athene. More sleepless mornings are called for! Chop Chop!! |
Galean Thorne
Villore Sec Ops
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.09.11 03:11:00 -
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I would love to read more of these. Well done. |
Athene Alland
Red Fox Brigade
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Posted - 2012.09.12 16:58:00 -
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Sorry to bring this to the fore again,
but I found this and it seemed to fit the story,
So, it will do for now until something from the right game can be found, lol
Thanks for all the positive feedback,
I'll see what I can do about more
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