Seven soldiers jumped off the pelican, wind grazing their gear as they approached the ground headfirst.
"Brilliance to Strike team 5; Equip your weapons. We're going to bust their heads and set up a camp for the night. Stormburst, with me."
The Micro boosters on Stormburst's boots came to life, expelling a bright blue flame visible in the starry dark night. The plates on the back of his armour split into two wings; Brilliance following suit. He had his double vectors in his hands, he could see the 'Herarions' roaming in the field. Beneath his helmet, he smirked.
The two flipped mid-air, their feet now facing the ground. It was showtime.
Breaking his fall with a roll, he shot two bullets at a Algruten's head and killing it. This alerted the rest of it's pack. And unlike the first one, they had weapons.
Swinging it's axe in blind rage, one of the creatures aimed for Stormburst's torso. He ducked under it and pulled the trigger on his right vector, firing a barrage of bullets under the creatures jaw. The body reeled back, falling on the grass patch, struggling. It was trying to regenerate, the spikes on it's back were trying to impale him. Swatting one of the spikes with the back of his hand, he pulled out his plasma blade and pressed a button which unraveled the burning edge, and severed it's head from the rest of the body.
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Fragile Sentience
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