Came across some of my work for an old project. Cheers!
Evolve - Snare
“Shear is a beautiful but deadly world. While rich in natural resources the planet is marred by the invasive presence of a voracious and highly-evolved species.”
-Guild Surveyor Giles Schuler
A brutal shock wave hammered Shawn back as ribs cracked and sinews snapped. Gasping for air he began to choke on the aroma of charred flesh. An inferno now gorged upon the generator where he had been just seconds before while screams percolated the evening sky. What happened?
The inferno quickly spread to the enveloping area as sprays of coral flame drenched the emerald flora. Have to move. Trying to sit up his chest erupted in pain. Damn! Next propping up his body adjacent a series of outflow pipes with his shoulder and forearm he was able to delicately inch away from the burning hydroelectric plant. Noticing an engineer kneeling amid shattered concrete and gnarled steel Shawn waved his arms wildly.
“Get the frack out of there!” he barked as his lungs blistered from smoke.
While holding the lifeless form of his companion the man looked right at Shawn before being engulfed in flames as a second generator exploded. Time chilled to a fraction of its pace before a soft wheezing noise shattered Shawn’s focus.
“Hey!” choked a gaunt man in his 30’s.
He had been pinned by a support beam and was bleeding profusely from shrapnel. Kyle! Before Shawn could reply, however, a colossal form abruptly appeared from within the inferno before pouncing on his friend. Collapsing from the grisly scene he could only watch as a great beast closed its jaws around a hysteric Kyle. The screaming was cut short as the monster rendered viscera from the corpse. Holy frack.
Immobilized by fear a savage monster arrayed itself before Shawn whose horns took the form of a sadistic grin. While raising its head to inhale a curious scent crimson liquid dripped gently from its’ jaws upon the flora as a myriad of chalky-white eyes searched the burning skies overhead. An amber glow radiated from its ochre throat before a horrific howl reverberated. Not me. Please not me.
Azure lights suddenly flashed from above the jungle canopy as thruster wash provoked the flames. Shawn observed as a tetrad of objects rocketed ahead of the smoldering ruins of the hydroelectric plant. Planet Tamers. The beast then swiftly approached the disturbance while cultivating the nearby flora, enshrouding its presence. Have to warn them. Quickly searching his supply vest he removed his radio and with a shaking voice began to hail the VTOL overhead.
“This is Shawn Grieco E227, unidentified VTOL do you read?”
“This is Wrath of Eve, go ahead” a cool voice crackled in reply.
“Engineering has suffered serious casualties. Whatever hit us is headed your way!”
“Copy E227, hold on.”
Inching his way to his friend and releasing the radio Shawn sunk against the beam that now served as Kyle’s tomb. There was an abrupt creak from the steel girders above as he carefully glanced up to see the monster peering right at him. Frack me. Before the beast could lunge a searing burst of azure light arced across its’ grinning face as several forms appeared nearby. Their voices echoed within the concrete walls of the plant.
“There you are, you slippery bastard!”
“Tranquilize it now!”
“Sarah, no!”
The demonic hound jumped aside the group while snagging one of them in its jaws and thrashing its head about. The powerless woman attempted to discharge her weapon point blank into the beast’s eyes numerous times but eventually succumbed and went inert as it threw her corpse into the river. The other Planet Tamers howled in rage as they chased after the monster while it headed for the jungle.
Observing isolated bursts of azure and saffron light from within the heart of the jungle Shawn began to think about his family back home. No contract is worth this.
After what seemed like an eternity a piercing screech then washed over the jungle as the lights faded. A solemn figure appeared from the direction of the screech as Shawn held his breath. A disheveled man in his 50’s with chestnut hair and beard approached Shawn.
“Hey, you alright?”
Edited by Magnolia1038, 05 January 2016 - 10:23 AM.
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