MurderousGent
Veteran
"Reliable. Versatile. Solid." As Soldier took off his helmet, these words echoed in his head. They were the words of Albert Highers, Lord of The Wilderzone, when selling the latest bio-engineered 'Soldier Skin' to the masses. Fucking liar.
Soldier ruffled his greying hair with a gloved right hand, and could almost smell the death that still lay upon the leather. How many had that hand killed? Hundreds? Thousands? It didn't matter, there would be more. There were always more. And perhaps it was with subconscious reverence to such a thought, along with the lies of Highers, that had made Soldier commit the unforgivable sin just some twenty six minutes earlier...
"HEAVY HOSTILE, IN THE MIDFIELD!" The laggy comms in Soldier's headset came crackling through, Sniper's words stirring a rush of emotions; excitement, fear, curiosity...but mainly helplessness. Soldier silently prayed to The Flag On High (which only that morning he had sworn to defend) that it would be Brute, awkwardly trying to ski over the hill before succumbing to a quick-drawing Thumper/Gast combo. But even then one well placed Devastating Spinfusor disc would leave Soldier crippled,and having equipped an extra nade wasn't going to change that.
Soldier stared at the brow of the hill. TWo seconds. Three seconds. It must be Brute, everyone else would have been here faster! Then Soldier's heart sank. A glowing light blue ball of death flew over the hill, before separating into three projectiles. Fuck.
Soldier jetted up and to his right, narrowly avoiding the splash of the Mirv. He switched to his rifle, hoping to plough a few shots into Jug before the heavy had time to engage. If only. Jug emerged from behind the hill, X1 in hand, and was slowly draining Soldier's life away as he tried to midair strafe. If only Soldier could land, the seemingly never ending chain would end. He switched to the Thumper, spotting that Jug was falling to Earth, and connected with a direct hit to Jug's face. "I can do this!" Soldier thought, as he quick-drew his Gast ready for his imminent landing, and the inevitable jet into the air from Jug. Soldier landed, started to strafe, and Jug lifted into the air. "Got ya you son of a bitch!" continued Soldier's inner monologue.
The X1 bullets started to miss. "Reliable. Versatile. Solid" Highers' words rang in Soldier's mind as he prepared to mirror Jug's movement and send him back to the arms of the Flag Creator. The X1 fire stopped for less than a second, and soldier felt reassured; what was Jug going to do, Mirv him?? Soldier almost afforded a smile as he engaged his jetpack.
Soldier shuddered, and opened his eyes. What the hell happened?! His headset display flickered on and read, "JUG...SPINFUSOR DISC" as he watched his conqueror slowly ski away on the built-in AfterLife Cam. "And the asshole was four ranks below me", Soldier said aloud. Fuck. He watched the countdown on the headset display, and tried to rouse what was left of his spirit. Four, three, two, one.
Soldier jumped off his tower and started skiing with a new fire in his eyes. "I'm coming for you Jug". He jetted up a hill and landed on top of his ship. Through gritted teeth he whispered, "Now where are you you..." "THE SWORDERS HAVE OUR FLAG!" The booming voice woke Soldier from his revenge-filled muse; "I swore to defend" he thought, before shouting on the comms, "I'll retrieve our flag!" He may have lost the duel, but this was the time for Soldier to shine! His headset display marked the flag carrier immediately; it was Path, and he was getting away. Fast.
With the scars of battle on his face, and the weight of The Great Eagle that adorned his shoulders, Soldier took off. As he skiied down a nearby hill, he pictured his glorious moment; a well timed Prox into the back of Path and, with his weak armour, he would surely fall. The Holy Flag would, in turn, fall nearby, and Soldier would use his Skin to instantly teleport it back to base. Soldier the hero. As he reached the foot of the hill in front of him, he took a moment to admire the small fish swimming in the shallows. They knew nothing of war, nothing of pain. Maybe one day that could be said of Soldier.
Jetpack engaged, Soldier shot up the hill, and emerged in the glorious sunlight. Two hundred and fifty sanics; "Now we're shifting" thought Soldier. As he looked through the sunlight he was struggling to spot Path, when..."OUR FLAG HAS BEEN CAPTURED!"...Soldier dropped. "How can I keep up?" he screamed, "How can I chase Path with this goddamn Skin??"
There was barely time for Soldier to whisper the Forgiveness Shazbot before he heard it; "I'm ten seconds out!" It was Finder. And Soldier was nearly at the enemy base. He may have lost the duel, lost the chase, but he could provide the offensive strike Finder needed to get in and out safely."This is what Soldier was born to do".
Soldier steeled himself, and ploughed on forward. He spotted that the lonely Tech to his left was waiting for his Shrike to power up. Boom, Thumper to the face! Tech jumped. The rat-a-tat of the Gast only lasted a couple of seconds before Tech slumped to the ground. "This is what Soldier was born to do." "Five seconds!" said Finder. Soldier threw a Prox up to the shrine holding the enemy Flag On High, before jetting up himself. "Attack Soldier, this is what you were born to do". But no sooner than he had the though he felt the ping of a bullet to his Skin.
Soldier gritted his teeth. Then instantly another ping of pain. And another. And another. Soldier looked up;the Flag guardian, Bringer, faced him defiantly. Soldier fired his Thumper, but he knew it was over. Bringer's cannon ripped Soldier to shreds in seconds. Soldier's body lost all feeling and began falling from the sky. With his last ounce of energy, Soldier opened his left eye and saw Finder flying in at great speed. "Maybe I did enough," he thought, "Maybe we can capture the infidel's Flag. Maybe you were born to do this". Soldier's eye began to shut, just as Finder's body exploded around a Titan missile.
Four, three, two, one. Soldier awoke again. But this time he just stood there. The comms were raging, but Soldier couldn't even hear them. It was a stalemate right now, and every man was needed in the fight. But he was not a man. A man can duel. A man can chase. A man can attack. A Soldier can do nothing.
Soldier looked to his right thigh, and reached down to unclip a cover on his Skin. The 'K' button, glowing red, sat there. Then, with the right hand that had killed hundreds, maybe thousands, lightly touched the 'K' button. He knew the sin he was going to commit; he was going to abandon his comrades, forsaking the oath he had taken to defend the Flag On High. Soldier said aloud,"Reliable. Versatile. Solid...fuck you." He pressed the button. Everything went dark...
So as Soldier stood there, with his greying hair, scarred face, and broken spirit, he cursed Highers. "I wish I mattered to you, but I don't. I fight for my honour, and for your profit, but you don't care. You think I want praise? To be called 'Hero'? No. I am not 'Hero'. I am Soldier."
Dear HiRez,
=======================================================
If you are reading this, I love your game, but please can we have a new skin/weapons for Soldier
Thankyou please,
MurderousGent
Soldier ruffled his greying hair with a gloved right hand, and could almost smell the death that still lay upon the leather. How many had that hand killed? Hundreds? Thousands? It didn't matter, there would be more. There were always more. And perhaps it was with subconscious reverence to such a thought, along with the lies of Highers, that had made Soldier commit the unforgivable sin just some twenty six minutes earlier...
"HEAVY HOSTILE, IN THE MIDFIELD!" The laggy comms in Soldier's headset came crackling through, Sniper's words stirring a rush of emotions; excitement, fear, curiosity...but mainly helplessness. Soldier silently prayed to The Flag On High (which only that morning he had sworn to defend) that it would be Brute, awkwardly trying to ski over the hill before succumbing to a quick-drawing Thumper/Gast combo. But even then one well placed Devastating Spinfusor disc would leave Soldier crippled,and having equipped an extra nade wasn't going to change that.
Soldier stared at the brow of the hill. TWo seconds. Three seconds. It must be Brute, everyone else would have been here faster! Then Soldier's heart sank. A glowing light blue ball of death flew over the hill, before separating into three projectiles. Fuck.
Soldier jetted up and to his right, narrowly avoiding the splash of the Mirv. He switched to his rifle, hoping to plough a few shots into Jug before the heavy had time to engage. If only. Jug emerged from behind the hill, X1 in hand, and was slowly draining Soldier's life away as he tried to midair strafe. If only Soldier could land, the seemingly never ending chain would end. He switched to the Thumper, spotting that Jug was falling to Earth, and connected with a direct hit to Jug's face. "I can do this!" Soldier thought, as he quick-drew his Gast ready for his imminent landing, and the inevitable jet into the air from Jug. Soldier landed, started to strafe, and Jug lifted into the air. "Got ya you son of a bitch!" continued Soldier's inner monologue.
The X1 bullets started to miss. "Reliable. Versatile. Solid" Highers' words rang in Soldier's mind as he prepared to mirror Jug's movement and send him back to the arms of the Flag Creator. The X1 fire stopped for less than a second, and soldier felt reassured; what was Jug going to do, Mirv him?? Soldier almost afforded a smile as he engaged his jetpack.
Soldier shuddered, and opened his eyes. What the hell happened?! His headset display flickered on and read, "JUG...SPINFUSOR DISC" as he watched his conqueror slowly ski away on the built-in AfterLife Cam. "And the asshole was four ranks below me", Soldier said aloud. Fuck. He watched the countdown on the headset display, and tried to rouse what was left of his spirit. Four, three, two, one.
Soldier jumped off his tower and started skiing with a new fire in his eyes. "I'm coming for you Jug". He jetted up a hill and landed on top of his ship. Through gritted teeth he whispered, "Now where are you you..." "THE SWORDERS HAVE OUR FLAG!" The booming voice woke Soldier from his revenge-filled muse; "I swore to defend" he thought, before shouting on the comms, "I'll retrieve our flag!" He may have lost the duel, but this was the time for Soldier to shine! His headset display marked the flag carrier immediately; it was Path, and he was getting away. Fast.
With the scars of battle on his face, and the weight of The Great Eagle that adorned his shoulders, Soldier took off. As he skiied down a nearby hill, he pictured his glorious moment; a well timed Prox into the back of Path and, with his weak armour, he would surely fall. The Holy Flag would, in turn, fall nearby, and Soldier would use his Skin to instantly teleport it back to base. Soldier the hero. As he reached the foot of the hill in front of him, he took a moment to admire the small fish swimming in the shallows. They knew nothing of war, nothing of pain. Maybe one day that could be said of Soldier.
Jetpack engaged, Soldier shot up the hill, and emerged in the glorious sunlight. Two hundred and fifty sanics; "Now we're shifting" thought Soldier. As he looked through the sunlight he was struggling to spot Path, when..."OUR FLAG HAS BEEN CAPTURED!"...Soldier dropped. "How can I keep up?" he screamed, "How can I chase Path with this goddamn Skin??"
There was barely time for Soldier to whisper the Forgiveness Shazbot before he heard it; "I'm ten seconds out!" It was Finder. And Soldier was nearly at the enemy base. He may have lost the duel, lost the chase, but he could provide the offensive strike Finder needed to get in and out safely."This is what Soldier was born to do".
Soldier steeled himself, and ploughed on forward. He spotted that the lonely Tech to his left was waiting for his Shrike to power up. Boom, Thumper to the face! Tech jumped. The rat-a-tat of the Gast only lasted a couple of seconds before Tech slumped to the ground. "This is what Soldier was born to do." "Five seconds!" said Finder. Soldier threw a Prox up to the shrine holding the enemy Flag On High, before jetting up himself. "Attack Soldier, this is what you were born to do". But no sooner than he had the though he felt the ping of a bullet to his Skin.
Soldier gritted his teeth. Then instantly another ping of pain. And another. And another. Soldier looked up;the Flag guardian, Bringer, faced him defiantly. Soldier fired his Thumper, but he knew it was over. Bringer's cannon ripped Soldier to shreds in seconds. Soldier's body lost all feeling and began falling from the sky. With his last ounce of energy, Soldier opened his left eye and saw Finder flying in at great speed. "Maybe I did enough," he thought, "Maybe we can capture the infidel's Flag. Maybe you were born to do this". Soldier's eye began to shut, just as Finder's body exploded around a Titan missile.
Four, three, two, one. Soldier awoke again. But this time he just stood there. The comms were raging, but Soldier couldn't even hear them. It was a stalemate right now, and every man was needed in the fight. But he was not a man. A man can duel. A man can chase. A man can attack. A Soldier can do nothing.
Soldier looked to his right thigh, and reached down to unclip a cover on his Skin. The 'K' button, glowing red, sat there. Then, with the right hand that had killed hundreds, maybe thousands, lightly touched the 'K' button. He knew the sin he was going to commit; he was going to abandon his comrades, forsaking the oath he had taken to defend the Flag On High. Soldier said aloud,"Reliable. Versatile. Solid...fuck you." He pressed the button. Everything went dark...
So as Soldier stood there, with his greying hair, scarred face, and broken spirit, he cursed Highers. "I wish I mattered to you, but I don't. I fight for my honour, and for your profit, but you don't care. You think I want praise? To be called 'Hero'? No. I am not 'Hero'. I am Soldier."
Dear HiRez,
=======================================================
If you are reading this, I love your game, but please can we have a new skin/weapons for Soldier
Thankyou please,
MurderousGent