Hundreds of brave, Royal Marines gathered near tower bridge, ready to fire on the cylinder, once it opens.
The green water was rippling violently. The small area of the river began to reach boiling point.
With immense force, the unscrewed price of the missile was angrily thrown toward the crowd of soldiers on the harbour.
A huge, articulated claw rose from the cylinder rim, followed by an intricate device of metal, in which a Martian surveyed the landscape.
Three giant legs attached to the metal device rose up, moving the device to an amazing height- 30 or so metres into the air!!
It looked around at the people at the event. The old artilleryman watched from his home not so far away. He new not too go to the event.
The funnel that was attached to the metal 'hood' was pointed toward tower bridge. With a magnificent glare of orange light, the toward middle exploded with frightening speed.
A soldier screamed out the order to open fire, but the bullets did nothing but bounce harmlessly off of the cold hard shell of the machine.
It raised its funnel, and the marines were obliterated in an instant. The metallic behemoth strode down river toward Big Ben...
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War of the worlds- return of a terror
Science FictionIt was 50 years since the devastating Martian invasion. At this time, everything seemed tranquil, but when the first mission to mars go's missing, the whole world is once again at stake... While the human race lies in ruin for a second time, the art...
