First Contact (chap 1)
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Opening Notes: These Storys follow a male Human elite soldier who encounters Monsters/girls for the first time but his view/opinion of them differs from society.
I'm on a helicopter flying towards my current objective, the doors are shut and the small compartment i'm in is totally blacked out, a small screen to the left of me shows my objective and what is expected of me
Mission Snow Storm
Operative Code-named Spectre
We are taking you to a mountain range to the east, once we have dropped you off you are to find a suitable position where you can see a small camp down to the south slightly below you, you must be in shooting range. Once in position you will set up a rifle and activate your Mask Cam, then you will wait and act upon receiving further orders
I look over the orders several times I hate it when they don't tell me anything, i touch the screen and a small kit list pops up.
M II SMART battle Armour X1
Custom Mask X1
PROTO Omni Gauntlets X2
M V Dragoon Sniper Rifle X1 (X3 Ammo Clips)
M II Gorgon Twin Pistols X2 (X 6 Ammo Clips)
Demon Trigger Explosives X4
PROTO Camo blanket X1
Custom Equipment
“Some new Equipment...at last”, something bugs me though, its not often i get equipped by such high tech, i look on the floor to the right and theres a big crate, I'll Change into my Armour now,I rip open the top of the crate and gaze inside, the low light doesn't reveal anything promising so i blindly grab at things and start sorting them out.
After getting changed into a uncomfortably tight piece of clothing that made me look more like a retro ninja than a soldier, i quickly notice that it adjusts to my body, several pockets are on my legs and it feels like a extra layer of skin on me, i grab my other set of pants that now lie on the floor and detach a knife from the lower leg, i go to put it on my leg but the suit snatches at it like its live and places it perfectly where i need it “The FUCK?!”, A mechanic voice comes out of the screen to the left “SMART Armour is made out of a special Nano organic material that is able to feel and act through signals produced by your brain, or in simple speak, it reads your mind and does what you tell it.”
Confused i can feel the armour slide round my body, unable to disconcern my thoughts properly
“Where did you get this tech from?” I ask the voice, scratching in places feeling the smooth texture of the armour
“Top-Secret, just know that it protects from extremities in heat and can protect you from blunt collisions and minor cuts, it is not bulletproof nor does it act well with explosions, this was designed with you in mind seeming as you dislike normal Armour” The voice replies emotionlessly,
“Best defense is not to get hit at all, this thing doesn't even weigh anything so i'll be able to move at full speed, tell command i said thanks” I smile briefly, it was about time they listened to my requests
“Just trying to keep our best alive Spectre” The voice says before logging off
There was a small beep and several red lights switch on, bathing me in a crimson light, i grab my full face mask off the floor and attach it onto my face, making sure it was in a comfortable position, I'm taken by surprise when my suit covers my body fully and even brings up a heads up display in my mask, showing me my vitals and what condition they were in, i felt slight discomfort as i saw my liver wasnt in the best of condition “Really got to quit drinking”. A voice echoes in from the pilot “Reaching destination in 10, Bad snow storm so it’s going to have to be an Air drop, Good Luck Spectre.”
I hastily grab the rest of my gear, including some life essentials i then take my snowboard which is next to the door and i yank it open , the compartment is immediately smothered with wind and snow, i see a patch that seems safe and suitable for landing and i wait for the red light to change green
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Now!!
The light changes green and i fling myself out of the aircraft, i expertly control my descent and i crash into the snow with a barely audible Thump. Slightly dazed a stand up and brush the snow of myself, marvelling at how my suit manages to keep me warm, i then look south and see a small camp in the distance, i take out a small pair of binoculars and quickly manage to deduce why i'm here, several heavily armed men wearing masks and balaclavas are patrolling around, Attacking them head on is too risky there’s also the fact that i still don’t know the Exact reason why i'm here, i jump slightly as a small ball of snow rolls past my vision and crashes into a nearby tree Wait a minute..., i look around and i'm able to see i'm standing on a huge pile of loose snow, i smirk to myself briefly and grab my explosives, i then activate them and throw them into key areas in the snow “Let mother nature do my job”. After that i head further south until i'm in shooting range of the camp and i lie down, setting up my rifle and making sure my camo blanket covers me up, i then activate my Mask Cam, there's a brief moment of silence before a deep make voice appears in my ear “Receiving live feed, this is CN Roach answer back CN Spectre”
“This is Spectre, reading you clearly Roach” This job just got a whole load bigger, although the name is fake i clearly recognise the voice, Big boss is on the other end observing my mission, something still isn't right about this he shouldn't be here, surely this mission is just a quick elimination,
“You have two objectives, you are to infiltrate that camp and find out where their main quarters are, we have information saying they are working on a special weapon of sorts, you are too get access and capture that weapon, either bringing back plans or the weapon itself, do you confirm?”
“ Confirmed, get location, get weapon, when am i to...”. I stop my speech and glance down through my rifle scope, something happening down in the camp
“You getting this Roach?” I ask whilst still looking down my scope, theres a brief silence before,
“Affirmative, ignore it, it’s not important” I restrain a complaint, I hated Big boss but what could I do, he was the one giving me my paycheck.
I look down my scope again to see a group of men taking out, what seems to be a woman, she stumbles slightly before falling to the floor, she’s wearing a one piece garment that is torn and ripped in several areas.
“ That is a civilian, permission to intervene” I ask now knowing that this mission is not going to be simple.
“ Negative Spectre, stay at your current position “ Big Boss says again, ignoring the pleads in my voice.
I keep staring down my scope, i see the soldiers inject the woman with a needle, she instantly crashes to the floor screaming she then starts fitting and thrashing about, the men kick her a few times before the apparent leader of the group fires a few shots into the air, he then walks up to her and picks her up by grabbing her hair, i get a clear view of her face, shes beautiful, she has flawless pale white skin and even though shes screaming and her face is contorted with pain and fear i can tell that shes no normal woman.
I watch as the leader of these men pulls out a magnum and loads is slowly and clumsily
“ They're going to kill her Roach, permission to save her life!” I now shout down my mike, my finger trembling on the trigger of my rifle,
“ Negative Spectre, Stay on target!” Big Boss commands
I watch as he puts the gun against her head...
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“Fuck This!!”
I quickly aim at his head and pull the trigger, after a deafening bang i glance at a now headless body on the floor, i quickly jump out of my cover and attach my snow board to my feet
“ What the Fu...” a voice starts to scream into my ear before I cut of the feed to Big Boss and start my descent, the camp is full of confusion and to take their mind of the girl ,who now lies on the floor, i whip out my pistols and start firing randomly, i know that i'm not within pistol range but all i want is them to look at me. They notice my presence and start firing back with wild un-controlled un-aimed fire, no bullets even get close to me as i start speeding up towards them, they then form a line and start unleashing a wall of bullets towards me, but the dont take into mind that bullets drop with distance and most of them fall harmlessly before even getting close.
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“I think it’s about time”
I pull out the trigger from my pocket and i squeeze in its handle, there's a huge explosion from behind me and i hear audible yells from below as the men below me scream as the notice a mountain fall upon them, i reach an acceptable speed and i make a bee-line for the woman on the floor, the men firing at me stop as the panic and rush towards boards and snow mobiles of their own, i timed it perfectly, i will manage to escape the crashing snow, they will not be able to get to the right speed in time.
As i near the woman i see he sit up with a confused dazed expression on her face “Dammit!”, if she had stayed lying down i would of been able to pick her up effortlessly, but now i'm going to have to do it awkwardly and also at this speed the collection will probably hurt and even knock her out, at least it'll stop a struggle. I bend my knees and brace myself to hit her, we collide quite heavily and i hear her gasp as my arm crashes into her stomach, i silently apologise as her body goes limp, i quickly check her face and i notice that shes still breathing but whatever she was injected with still clings to her.
I start to hear the crashing of the snow and anguished screams as the snow starts to claim lives, i panic slightly, the crash with the woman slowed me down slightly, i may need to change plans. I glance round rapidly as i descend and i spot a cave entrance to the far right of us, i adjust my angle and i head straight for it the avalanche now in full speed devouring anything in the way. at the last second i jump of my board and manage to sash into the cave before we're thrown into immediate darkness as the snow forms a impenetrable wall around the entrance.
Taking a deep breath of relief i place the girl down gently on the floor and i turn around to light a fire, i get a fire brick out of my pocket and place it on the floor, using my gauntlets lighter ,which is placed right after your last finger, i light it and the surrounding area gains a gentle glow and i small boost of heat.
Knowing that i still have to make a report a take a deep breath take off my mask, before remotely switching on the loud speaker on it and also the mike, Big Bosses voice instantly reverberates abound the cave “What the Fuck did you just do Spectre!!”
I take a deep breath
“ They were going to kill her, Civilian casualties are not accepted” I reply calmly
“That’s if it’s done by you, you halfwit!!” he screams back, I grit my teeth, i never liked Big Boss much, but it’s never wise to shout at your superiors “ You may of compromised the whole mission!”
“ Avalanches are a natural occurrence, no one can predict them accurately, therefore no one knows i was here since no one lived to see it” I answer again calmy, although I can feel my anger rising
“ Oh really?!, what about your little girlfriend over there then?!” he demands again
I glance towards the girl who still lies unconscious on the floor
“ She is a victim of what happened, she also may contain information needed”
“ Well you better hope she Damn does!! Otherwise you better go ask those cold dead bodies, but just in case you don't know DEAD MEN DON'T TALK!!”
I feel my anger rise and my mouth moves in its own accord
“ Well at least i know how to shut you up!”
I switch of the loudspeaker and the Mike, and also remembering to switch of my Mask cam, after doing that i hear a cold giggle come from further down the cave, I instinctively grab a pistol and aim it down the cave, slowly pacing forwards
“ Whos there, announce yourself” I keep my eyes peeled for any movement
I hear another chilling giggle, i strain my eyes and i can see a very faint outline that seemed to glow a pale blue, i aim my weapon at it “ I'm warning you, announce yourself at once!” my voice echoes around the cave, theres no possible way that it can’t hear me.
Another giggle, before something skims past my cheek, cutting through several layers of skin, i curse before firing several rounds in the direction, the first couple of bullets trigger nothing but the last once triggers a loud scream that echoes inside my skull causing me to flinch, followed by an icy blast of wind that freezes by gun up totally rendering it useless, i drop the frozen gun and pull out my other pistol, quickly cursing myself for leaving my rifle back in the snow, i wait a for what seems an eternity before nothing else happens and i hear a mumble from behind me, i whirl round to see the woman stirring from her unplanned nap, i look around to make sure the area is safe before putting my gun away and running to her side.
As I reach the woman she tries to pick herself up but collapses again, I grab her in my arms before she hurts herself and I try to lock eyes with her, she has the deepest blue eyes I’ve ever seen and for a moment I’m utterly speechless, after a silent moment I manage to find my words “My name is Spectre, your safe now, are you ok?” I question her with a concerned look upon my face. She groans again before putting a hand to her face
“Where…” she screams again and I feel her whole body tighten, I grab her hands and keep hold of them so she doesn’t hurt herself, I wait until her pain apparently stops before answering
“Some sort of small cave, we’re stuck inside but seeming as we haven’t suffocated yet, I’ll bet there’s an opening somewhere deeper in, once you’re a bit better we’ll make a move” I look into her sapphire eyes and she stares back before slowly nodding and falling asleep.
After making sure she was comfortable I walk towards my frozen gun “How the hell?” no sort of cryo blast is that effective, they were at a decent range as well, and they didn’t fire anything at me…
I lift a hand to my cheek which has a small trail of blood oozing down it, I judge roughly where I was standing and guess where about the projectile must of landed, on the floor lies several loose rocks and clumps of snow, after sifting through it all I don’t find anything metallic or even capable of a cutting action, as I stand up a small beam of light glares into my eyes, I stop in my tracks and investigate it. In the wall of snow was a small hole stretching the whole way out, it was perfectly rounded and the snow around the hole seemed to be a whole different texture to the rest “Impossible?!”, it seems whatever it was that fired that projectile at me, it seems it pierced a clean hole through several meters of thick snow, even my rifle couldn’t do that and that was cutting edge technology.
Shocked and visibly shaken I sit myself down next to the fire which still gives off a warm comforting glow, I pull out my knife and poke at it a few times causing it to flicker and change shape, I ear another moan and I glance towards the woman who was facing away from the fire, she manages to sit up slowly and looks towards me before noticing the fire and letting out a loud squeal, the squeal echoes of the cave walls and I feel a chill settle down in my bones, what surprises me even more is that the fire goes completely out not even showing any smoke, and my fire brick now has a layer of frost over it, “What is going on??”, I look at the woman’s face which looks at where the fire was with suspicious eyes, “Those questions can come later, priority is getting out of here” I stand up fully and walk towards the woman, whose eyes don’t leave the place of the fire, staring at it like it would burst up again and somehow attack her
“You awake and fine now?” I ask her once I reach her, I put a hand on her shoulder, I’m surprised to feel that her clothes are freezing cold yet she doesn’t even shiver, the girl looks at me slowly, takes my hand and places it on her cheek affectionately, I’m surprised to feel that her skin is incredibly soft and smooth yet is also incredibly cold to touch
“Spectre” she says simply, her voice is soft yet has a small cold edge to it
“That’s right, can you stand up?” I ask her, gently taking my hand of her cheek and offering it to her, she takes my hand and I gently pull her up, she’s incredibly light and I nearly lift her up off the ground totally, she collapses into my arms and I feel a small chill spread throughout me, she stays against my chest for a moment before pulling away and standing up straight, she’s slightly smaller than me and is incredibly slender, her garments are barely covering her and even then they seem to be sliding of her slim body, her bust is large for someone of her build and she has a perfect figure and every inch of her revealed skin is flawless and seems to invite further investigation, I blush slightly before turning away and picking up my mask, I then place it on my face before turning around and letting out a sharp gasp, the woman is right in my face peering in through the eye holes in my mask as if she’s trying to see through it
“Why do you wear that?” she asks before putting a small slender hand to it and caressing it, even through the mask I can feel the cold she seems to emanate
“It’s to protect me, it’s also a part of uniform” I answer back taking a step back from her
“Its ugly,” she sneers slightly before adding “Your face is much better” she smiles at me and I can feel my heart beating in my chest
“Well my face won’t be as pretty if it gets blown up, you can stare all you want once I get you home, Deal?” I tell her before picking up my frozen pistol and examining it again.
The woman jumps into the air slightly and claps her hands “Deal!” shes says enthusiastically, I look at her gain before wordlessly sheathing the frozen gun and motioning randomly “I was joking”.
I pack up the rest of my gear, taking a moment to see if the fire brick is usable, and then i look at the woman who stares at me with big curious eyes "What do you do for a living?" she asks whilst trying to maintain eye contact, i avoid her gaze, something about her just doesn't feel right
"I was originally a soldier, but i got hired into a company that uses me like a mercenary, i can be doing anything, from killing to dancing, i once had an awkward job as a body guard"
"How was it awkward?" she asks simply, i let out a long sigh, she was like a child all these questions just jumping out of her mouth
"Me and two other men were assigned to guard a woman at her 21st birthday party, problem is she didn't want any armed guards nor any mean looking people in the audience so..."
"How did you get in?" The woman interrupted
"If you let me speak," I said holding a hand up to her "like i said she basically didn't want any visible muscle in the area, so we were snuck in as 'Male entertainment'"
The girl raised an eyebrow and cocked her head to one side, making her look like a confused child "Male entertainment?" she asked simply, i let out a long sigh before answering
"We were told to wax of all hair of out legs and chests, we were then ordered to go in as male strippers and entertain the women, like i said it was an awkward job"
The woman had burst out laughing, letting a symphony of clear laughter echo all around me, even though it was a hearty laugh it still felt cold around her, after a couple of minutes she regained her senses "How much for a Dance?" she said smiling widely, i would of gave her a blank look but my mask really did that for me, i picked myself and my dignity up and started walking towards the dark abyss
"We need to move, i don't want to stay here once it gets dark and even colder, how are you even warm?" i fire the question which I've been bursting to ask and i carefully watch her reaction, at first her smile suddenly fades and then she hesitates before saying
" I've been here all my life, i suppose i'm just used to it"
I know that isn't the true answer, but her awkwardness about it is enough to keep me silent for now. I motion to her and start walking ahead, after a few steps i hear her squeal before hearing a loud thump, i turn around to see her sprawled across the floor clutching at her body, i rush to her side and hold her until her thrashing stops "Are you OK?" i ask, as i let go of her chilling body, shes sweating and it looks like shes been crying but she slowly stands up and nods her head
"I'm ok now, it seems i cant do much for now, can we keep it slow?" she says as she brushes the dirt of her clothes, i don't like it but for her safety it would be best
"Fine, but tell me if you start to feel worse, that way i can help you and stop you from injuring yourself"
We start walking down a long dark corridor, the only light coming from a glow stick i normally keep spare in case of emergency's, well i suppose this might count as one, i cautiously look around keeping my eyes and ears peeled for whatever attacked me before, but there's nothing except col darkness ahead of us. I look at the woman and realised i haven't asked her the most important question "Whats your name?" i ask suddenly, the woman giggles slightly and makes a long thinking noise
"I'm guessing your not actually called Spectre right?" she asks after a moment or two
"Right, its to help keep my identity concealed" I reply whilst carefully walking ahead, being mindful for anything dangerous
"Well then i'll tell you my nickname then, my family call me Shiver" shes smiles back at me
"Shiver?" confused that shes barely wearing anything yet shes probably warmer than me
"When i was a child i used to have crazy fits of shivering when i was cold, thus the name Shiver," she slips slightly and i catch her arm, pulling her back up gently, shes holds onto my arm and doesn't let go so i continue onwards with her attached "Why do they call you Spectre?" she asks once we get back up to normal speed
"In one mission i was wearing a heavy black hooded cape, i got attacked by roughly 30 armed men, i took them all out using hand-to-hand combat without getting a single scratch on me or the cape, i didnt like the name Ghost, so i got called Spectre, i suppose its stuck now," i try to shrug her off my arm again but she clings on tightly "It's weird, girls normally don't like it when i talk about killing or beating up people, yet you dont seem to care". Shiver beams at me and squeezes my arm tightly
"I'm not like normal girls then, i like it when men show their strength, i suppose i just want a man to protect me" she winks at me and squeezes my arm again, another chill spreads throughout my body and i can feel it originating from my arm i'll ask about that later.
After a seemingly endless straight walk we come across a huge drop, i peer over the edge but i can't seem to visualbly see the bottom, i pick up a near piece of ice and i throw it down, after a few moments i hear a small clatter i could go down, but with Shiver in this condition its best not to risk it, straight ahead in the distance there's another ledge which seems to show that this was just one unbroken path, to the right hugging the wall stretching across the whole gap is a thin path that seems possible to cross "Wait here a second i'm going to try something" i release my arm from her chilling grip and walk towards the thin path, at first i only put one foot on it, and then i stomp repatedly Good it can hold my weight. i motion to Shiver to come to me, before putting my whole body onto the path, keeping my back tightly against the wall, i then slide further out slightly so my whole body seems perilously hanging over the edge "Shiver see what i'm doing, i need you to do the exact same, hold my hand and we'll do this together" i hold my hand out to her and she takes it gently, again another chill creeps through my body but i ignore it i place mine and her hand against the wall and she slides into it adopting the same stance as me "Good," i say encouragingly "Now we'll slowly slide to the other side, together" i add that last part as an afterthought but it makes her smile widely and she gently nods at me.
It feels like an age before i notice that we've reached halfway, the tension is incredibly tight but we've both got through it all so far without any difficulty's, we slide together again, a loose rock falls of the path and we hear a small clatter from below, i breath a big sigh and slide again but Shiver doesnt follow, her hand squeezes mine incredibly tightly and i quickly slide back to her. Her breathing is heavy and i can see and feel that her body is writhing in pain what the fuck did they do to you?!, i try to keep her against the wall but she suddenly lets out an agonizing scream and falls away from the wall, without even thinking i jump off after her, pulling her hand back so her body falls into mine, i grip her tightly and position myself so that she wont be harmed when we land, i close my eyes and brace myself.
The fall was shorter than i was expecting but also less painful even so i landed heavily on my shoulder and i could barely keep myself from screaming out in pain, a cold breath chills my neck and i look down to see Shiver holding me tightly, shes unconscious but seems to be alright. I let out a loud sigh of relief and then realise i wasn't safe yet, i place Shiver down gently and quickly scout my surroundings, there seems to only be one way out but it was a wide passage way with light coming from a distance, i look back at Shiver before realising i should definitely check it out, i draw my knife and leave it at her side before starting my way towards the light.
I reach the other end after a few minutes of silent walking, i'm able to see the outside world and i'm discouraged to see there's still a heavy snowstorm, i let out a small groan and head back into the cave. After another couple of silent minutes i reach Shiver again who is still unconscious, i tut at her slightly and pick her light body up, i'm just about to move when i realise she didn't have my knife on her, i quickly scan the floor around her but its nowhere to be seen, i look at Shivers clothing and realise there's nowhere for her to hide it and shes also still unable to move properly Somethings not right.
I look at the walls where we fell and i'm astounded to see most of them are pure clean ice, in fact i can actually see into them "This place would be beautiful, if it weren't so damn spooky" i mutter to myself, a small giggle utters out the gloom and i see a small flicker in the depths of the ice, for the first time in a long time i am overcome with fear, its too dark to see whats inside of the ice but something is alive, it flickers again and seems to get closer, i yell out in fear and dash backwards, rapidly picking Shiver up and spriting towards the exit Impossible?!?! IMPOSSIBLE?!!!?!.
I stop sprinting once i realise i hit the outside a while ago and i'm now in what seems to be a arctic forest, fear still grips me and my breathing is ragged, Shiver stirs from her sleep and opens her eyes slowly "We're outside" she says simply, raising her hand and letting the snow fall on it. I look at her innocent face and i seem to calm down slightly whatever happened in there... i'll ask later, it would be best to get Shiver back to her home and find out then and only then. Shiver stands up and brushes the snow from her clothes although a new layer immediately piles up again, she stumbles slightly and i grab her arm and pull her towards me "Get on my back, i'll carry you the rest of the way" i get gown one one knee and bend slightly so she can climb up with ease, i here her start to speak but she cuts herself off and i feel her climb onto me slowly, my back gets cold and as her arms go around my neck i can feel a unnatural chill settle i'm making that the first question. she eventually gets comfy and i stand up and start walking straight ahead "Do you know where we are" I ask Shiver as i trudge in the snow, she shakes her head slightly before saying"My eyesight is blurry i cant make out anything apart from the snow and trees, i'm sorry" her voice is weak and her head keeps collapsing into my back
"No worries," i reply "Theres always a way out of the woods, once we're out i should be able to pinpoint something useful"
I hear a faint laugh before i feel her head hit my back again, i smile slightly and let her sleep.
Moments after Shiver fell asleep discomfort engulfed me, something didn't feel right about all this, and whats worse it i could feel something watching me with a cold intent i just couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from.
From the trees behind Spectre a lone figure watched him walk its dark eyes fixed upon this human who showed magnificent promise, the Ice Maiden had already shown interest in him and he had survived one of her advances already.
The figure smiled slightly before silently following Spectres movements, keen on learning more about this...Human
MORE TO COME!!!
(I'm doing this all on this little page and i find that my eyes start to hurt after a while so ill stop mid story every now and again and rest abit :3, sorry im lazy xD, please comment on what you think and if your excited for more of if you want to rage and hunt me down
Some points that normally come up:
1) I know my grammar sucks, its always been a bad thing about my writing
2) Spelling is normally ok but i still get people on my back
4) some things may be confusing, for example the kit list, i will (once finished) do some sort of equpiment page where i can explain it all better without making the story boring xD
Spoiler:
I'm on a helicopter flying towards my current objective, the doors are shut and the small compartment i'm in is totally blacked out, a small screen to the left of me shows my objective and what is expected of me
Mission Snow Storm
Operative Code-named Spectre
We are taking you to a mountain range to the east, once we have dropped you off you are to find a suitable position where you can see a small camp down to the south slightly below you, you must be in shooting range. Once in position you will set up a rifle and activate your Mask Cam, then you will wait and act upon receiving further orders
I look over the orders several times I hate it when they don't tell me anything, i touch the screen and a small kit list pops up.
M II SMART battle Armour X1
Custom Mask X1
PROTO Omni Gauntlets X2
M V Dragoon Sniper Rifle X1 (X3 Ammo Clips)
M II Gorgon Twin Pistols X2 (X 6 Ammo Clips)
Demon Trigger Explosives X4
PROTO Camo blanket X1
Custom Equipment
“Some new Equipment...at last”, something bugs me though, its not often i get equipped by such high tech, i look on the floor to the right and theres a big crate, I'll Change into my Armour now,I rip open the top of the crate and gaze inside, the low light doesn't reveal anything promising so i blindly grab at things and start sorting them out.
After getting changed into a uncomfortably tight piece of clothing that made me look more like a retro ninja than a soldier, i quickly notice that it adjusts to my body, several pockets are on my legs and it feels like a extra layer of skin on me, i grab my other set of pants that now lie on the floor and detach a knife from the lower leg, i go to put it on my leg but the suit snatches at it like its live and places it perfectly where i need it “The FUCK?!”, A mechanic voice comes out of the screen to the left “SMART Armour is made out of a special Nano organic material that is able to feel and act through signals produced by your brain, or in simple speak, it reads your mind and does what you tell it.”
Confused i can feel the armour slide round my body, unable to disconcern my thoughts properly
“Where did you get this tech from?” I ask the voice, scratching in places feeling the smooth texture of the armour
“Top-Secret, just know that it protects from extremities in heat and can protect you from blunt collisions and minor cuts, it is not bulletproof nor does it act well with explosions, this was designed with you in mind seeming as you dislike normal Armour” The voice replies emotionlessly,
“Best defense is not to get hit at all, this thing doesn't even weigh anything so i'll be able to move at full speed, tell command i said thanks” I smile briefly, it was about time they listened to my requests
“Just trying to keep our best alive Spectre” The voice says before logging off
There was a small beep and several red lights switch on, bathing me in a crimson light, i grab my full face mask off the floor and attach it onto my face, making sure it was in a comfortable position, I'm taken by surprise when my suit covers my body fully and even brings up a heads up display in my mask, showing me my vitals and what condition they were in, i felt slight discomfort as i saw my liver wasnt in the best of condition “Really got to quit drinking”. A voice echoes in from the pilot “Reaching destination in 10, Bad snow storm so it’s going to have to be an Air drop, Good Luck Spectre.”
I hastily grab the rest of my gear, including some life essentials i then take my snowboard which is next to the door and i yank it open , the compartment is immediately smothered with wind and snow, i see a patch that seems safe and suitable for landing and i wait for the red light to change green
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Now!!
The light changes green and i fling myself out of the aircraft, i expertly control my descent and i crash into the snow with a barely audible Thump. Slightly dazed a stand up and brush the snow of myself, marvelling at how my suit manages to keep me warm, i then look south and see a small camp in the distance, i take out a small pair of binoculars and quickly manage to deduce why i'm here, several heavily armed men wearing masks and balaclavas are patrolling around, Attacking them head on is too risky there’s also the fact that i still don’t know the Exact reason why i'm here, i jump slightly as a small ball of snow rolls past my vision and crashes into a nearby tree Wait a minute..., i look around and i'm able to see i'm standing on a huge pile of loose snow, i smirk to myself briefly and grab my explosives, i then activate them and throw them into key areas in the snow “Let mother nature do my job”. After that i head further south until i'm in shooting range of the camp and i lie down, setting up my rifle and making sure my camo blanket covers me up, i then activate my Mask Cam, there's a brief moment of silence before a deep make voice appears in my ear “Receiving live feed, this is CN Roach answer back CN Spectre”
“This is Spectre, reading you clearly Roach” This job just got a whole load bigger, although the name is fake i clearly recognise the voice, Big boss is on the other end observing my mission, something still isn't right about this he shouldn't be here, surely this mission is just a quick elimination,
“You have two objectives, you are to infiltrate that camp and find out where their main quarters are, we have information saying they are working on a special weapon of sorts, you are too get access and capture that weapon, either bringing back plans or the weapon itself, do you confirm?”
“ Confirmed, get location, get weapon, when am i to...”. I stop my speech and glance down through my rifle scope, something happening down in the camp
“You getting this Roach?” I ask whilst still looking down my scope, theres a brief silence before,
“Affirmative, ignore it, it’s not important” I restrain a complaint, I hated Big boss but what could I do, he was the one giving me my paycheck.
I look down my scope again to see a group of men taking out, what seems to be a woman, she stumbles slightly before falling to the floor, she’s wearing a one piece garment that is torn and ripped in several areas.
“ That is a civilian, permission to intervene” I ask now knowing that this mission is not going to be simple.
“ Negative Spectre, stay at your current position “ Big Boss says again, ignoring the pleads in my voice.
I keep staring down my scope, i see the soldiers inject the woman with a needle, she instantly crashes to the floor screaming she then starts fitting and thrashing about, the men kick her a few times before the apparent leader of the group fires a few shots into the air, he then walks up to her and picks her up by grabbing her hair, i get a clear view of her face, shes beautiful, she has flawless pale white skin and even though shes screaming and her face is contorted with pain and fear i can tell that shes no normal woman.
I watch as the leader of these men pulls out a magnum and loads is slowly and clumsily
“ They're going to kill her Roach, permission to save her life!” I now shout down my mike, my finger trembling on the trigger of my rifle,
“ Negative Spectre, Stay on target!” Big Boss commands
I watch as he puts the gun against her head...
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“Fuck This!!”
I quickly aim at his head and pull the trigger, after a deafening bang i glance at a now headless body on the floor, i quickly jump out of my cover and attach my snow board to my feet
“ What the Fu...” a voice starts to scream into my ear before I cut of the feed to Big Boss and start my descent, the camp is full of confusion and to take their mind of the girl ,who now lies on the floor, i whip out my pistols and start firing randomly, i know that i'm not within pistol range but all i want is them to look at me. They notice my presence and start firing back with wild un-controlled un-aimed fire, no bullets even get close to me as i start speeding up towards them, they then form a line and start unleashing a wall of bullets towards me, but the dont take into mind that bullets drop with distance and most of them fall harmlessly before even getting close.
...
“I think it’s about time”
I pull out the trigger from my pocket and i squeeze in its handle, there's a huge explosion from behind me and i hear audible yells from below as the men below me scream as the notice a mountain fall upon them, i reach an acceptable speed and i make a bee-line for the woman on the floor, the men firing at me stop as the panic and rush towards boards and snow mobiles of their own, i timed it perfectly, i will manage to escape the crashing snow, they will not be able to get to the right speed in time.
As i near the woman i see he sit up with a confused dazed expression on her face “Dammit!”, if she had stayed lying down i would of been able to pick her up effortlessly, but now i'm going to have to do it awkwardly and also at this speed the collection will probably hurt and even knock her out, at least it'll stop a struggle. I bend my knees and brace myself to hit her, we collide quite heavily and i hear her gasp as my arm crashes into her stomach, i silently apologise as her body goes limp, i quickly check her face and i notice that shes still breathing but whatever she was injected with still clings to her.
I start to hear the crashing of the snow and anguished screams as the snow starts to claim lives, i panic slightly, the crash with the woman slowed me down slightly, i may need to change plans. I glance round rapidly as i descend and i spot a cave entrance to the far right of us, i adjust my angle and i head straight for it the avalanche now in full speed devouring anything in the way. at the last second i jump of my board and manage to sash into the cave before we're thrown into immediate darkness as the snow forms a impenetrable wall around the entrance.
Taking a deep breath of relief i place the girl down gently on the floor and i turn around to light a fire, i get a fire brick out of my pocket and place it on the floor, using my gauntlets lighter ,which is placed right after your last finger, i light it and the surrounding area gains a gentle glow and i small boost of heat.
Knowing that i still have to make a report a take a deep breath take off my mask, before remotely switching on the loud speaker on it and also the mike, Big Bosses voice instantly reverberates abound the cave “What the Fuck did you just do Spectre!!”
I take a deep breath
“ They were going to kill her, Civilian casualties are not accepted” I reply calmly
“That’s if it’s done by you, you halfwit!!” he screams back, I grit my teeth, i never liked Big Boss much, but it’s never wise to shout at your superiors “ You may of compromised the whole mission!”
“ Avalanches are a natural occurrence, no one can predict them accurately, therefore no one knows i was here since no one lived to see it” I answer again calmy, although I can feel my anger rising
“ Oh really?!, what about your little girlfriend over there then?!” he demands again
I glance towards the girl who still lies unconscious on the floor
“ She is a victim of what happened, she also may contain information needed”
“ Well you better hope she Damn does!! Otherwise you better go ask those cold dead bodies, but just in case you don't know DEAD MEN DON'T TALK!!”
I feel my anger rise and my mouth moves in its own accord
“ Well at least i know how to shut you up!”
I switch of the loudspeaker and the Mike, and also remembering to switch of my Mask cam, after doing that i hear a cold giggle come from further down the cave, I instinctively grab a pistol and aim it down the cave, slowly pacing forwards
“ Whos there, announce yourself” I keep my eyes peeled for any movement
I hear another chilling giggle, i strain my eyes and i can see a very faint outline that seemed to glow a pale blue, i aim my weapon at it “ I'm warning you, announce yourself at once!” my voice echoes around the cave, theres no possible way that it can’t hear me.
Another giggle, before something skims past my cheek, cutting through several layers of skin, i curse before firing several rounds in the direction, the first couple of bullets trigger nothing but the last once triggers a loud scream that echoes inside my skull causing me to flinch, followed by an icy blast of wind that freezes by gun up totally rendering it useless, i drop the frozen gun and pull out my other pistol, quickly cursing myself for leaving my rifle back in the snow, i wait a for what seems an eternity before nothing else happens and i hear a mumble from behind me, i whirl round to see the woman stirring from her unplanned nap, i look around to make sure the area is safe before putting my gun away and running to her side.
As I reach the woman she tries to pick herself up but collapses again, I grab her in my arms before she hurts herself and I try to lock eyes with her, she has the deepest blue eyes I’ve ever seen and for a moment I’m utterly speechless, after a silent moment I manage to find my words “My name is Spectre, your safe now, are you ok?” I question her with a concerned look upon my face. She groans again before putting a hand to her face
“Where…” she screams again and I feel her whole body tighten, I grab her hands and keep hold of them so she doesn’t hurt herself, I wait until her pain apparently stops before answering
“Some sort of small cave, we’re stuck inside but seeming as we haven’t suffocated yet, I’ll bet there’s an opening somewhere deeper in, once you’re a bit better we’ll make a move” I look into her sapphire eyes and she stares back before slowly nodding and falling asleep.
After making sure she was comfortable I walk towards my frozen gun “How the hell?” no sort of cryo blast is that effective, they were at a decent range as well, and they didn’t fire anything at me…
I lift a hand to my cheek which has a small trail of blood oozing down it, I judge roughly where I was standing and guess where about the projectile must of landed, on the floor lies several loose rocks and clumps of snow, after sifting through it all I don’t find anything metallic or even capable of a cutting action, as I stand up a small beam of light glares into my eyes, I stop in my tracks and investigate it. In the wall of snow was a small hole stretching the whole way out, it was perfectly rounded and the snow around the hole seemed to be a whole different texture to the rest “Impossible?!”, it seems whatever it was that fired that projectile at me, it seems it pierced a clean hole through several meters of thick snow, even my rifle couldn’t do that and that was cutting edge technology.
Shocked and visibly shaken I sit myself down next to the fire which still gives off a warm comforting glow, I pull out my knife and poke at it a few times causing it to flicker and change shape, I ear another moan and I glance towards the woman who was facing away from the fire, she manages to sit up slowly and looks towards me before noticing the fire and letting out a loud squeal, the squeal echoes of the cave walls and I feel a chill settle down in my bones, what surprises me even more is that the fire goes completely out not even showing any smoke, and my fire brick now has a layer of frost over it, “What is going on??”, I look at the woman’s face which looks at where the fire was with suspicious eyes, “Those questions can come later, priority is getting out of here” I stand up fully and walk towards the woman, whose eyes don’t leave the place of the fire, staring at it like it would burst up again and somehow attack her
“You awake and fine now?” I ask her once I reach her, I put a hand on her shoulder, I’m surprised to feel that her clothes are freezing cold yet she doesn’t even shiver, the girl looks at me slowly, takes my hand and places it on her cheek affectionately, I’m surprised to feel that her skin is incredibly soft and smooth yet is also incredibly cold to touch
“Spectre” she says simply, her voice is soft yet has a small cold edge to it
“That’s right, can you stand up?” I ask her, gently taking my hand of her cheek and offering it to her, she takes my hand and I gently pull her up, she’s incredibly light and I nearly lift her up off the ground totally, she collapses into my arms and I feel a small chill spread throughout me, she stays against my chest for a moment before pulling away and standing up straight, she’s slightly smaller than me and is incredibly slender, her garments are barely covering her and even then they seem to be sliding of her slim body, her bust is large for someone of her build and she has a perfect figure and every inch of her revealed skin is flawless and seems to invite further investigation, I blush slightly before turning away and picking up my mask, I then place it on my face before turning around and letting out a sharp gasp, the woman is right in my face peering in through the eye holes in my mask as if she’s trying to see through it
“Why do you wear that?” she asks before putting a small slender hand to it and caressing it, even through the mask I can feel the cold she seems to emanate
“It’s to protect me, it’s also a part of uniform” I answer back taking a step back from her
“Its ugly,” she sneers slightly before adding “Your face is much better” she smiles at me and I can feel my heart beating in my chest
“Well my face won’t be as pretty if it gets blown up, you can stare all you want once I get you home, Deal?” I tell her before picking up my frozen pistol and examining it again.
The woman jumps into the air slightly and claps her hands “Deal!” shes says enthusiastically, I look at her gain before wordlessly sheathing the frozen gun and motioning randomly “I was joking”.
I pack up the rest of my gear, taking a moment to see if the fire brick is usable, and then i look at the woman who stares at me with big curious eyes "What do you do for a living?" she asks whilst trying to maintain eye contact, i avoid her gaze, something about her just doesn't feel right
"I was originally a soldier, but i got hired into a company that uses me like a mercenary, i can be doing anything, from killing to dancing, i once had an awkward job as a body guard"
"How was it awkward?" she asks simply, i let out a long sigh, she was like a child all these questions just jumping out of her mouth
"Me and two other men were assigned to guard a woman at her 21st birthday party, problem is she didn't want any armed guards nor any mean looking people in the audience so..."
"How did you get in?" The woman interrupted
"If you let me speak," I said holding a hand up to her "like i said she basically didn't want any visible muscle in the area, so we were snuck in as 'Male entertainment'"
The girl raised an eyebrow and cocked her head to one side, making her look like a confused child "Male entertainment?" she asked simply, i let out a long sigh before answering
"We were told to wax of all hair of out legs and chests, we were then ordered to go in as male strippers and entertain the women, like i said it was an awkward job"
The woman had burst out laughing, letting a symphony of clear laughter echo all around me, even though it was a hearty laugh it still felt cold around her, after a couple of minutes she regained her senses "How much for a Dance?" she said smiling widely, i would of gave her a blank look but my mask really did that for me, i picked myself and my dignity up and started walking towards the dark abyss
"We need to move, i don't want to stay here once it gets dark and even colder, how are you even warm?" i fire the question which I've been bursting to ask and i carefully watch her reaction, at first her smile suddenly fades and then she hesitates before saying
" I've been here all my life, i suppose i'm just used to it"
I know that isn't the true answer, but her awkwardness about it is enough to keep me silent for now. I motion to her and start walking ahead, after a few steps i hear her squeal before hearing a loud thump, i turn around to see her sprawled across the floor clutching at her body, i rush to her side and hold her until her thrashing stops "Are you OK?" i ask, as i let go of her chilling body, shes sweating and it looks like shes been crying but she slowly stands up and nods her head
"I'm ok now, it seems i cant do much for now, can we keep it slow?" she says as she brushes the dirt of her clothes, i don't like it but for her safety it would be best
"Fine, but tell me if you start to feel worse, that way i can help you and stop you from injuring yourself"
We start walking down a long dark corridor, the only light coming from a glow stick i normally keep spare in case of emergency's, well i suppose this might count as one, i cautiously look around keeping my eyes and ears peeled for whatever attacked me before, but there's nothing except col darkness ahead of us. I look at the woman and realised i haven't asked her the most important question "Whats your name?" i ask suddenly, the woman giggles slightly and makes a long thinking noise
"I'm guessing your not actually called Spectre right?" she asks after a moment or two
"Right, its to help keep my identity concealed" I reply whilst carefully walking ahead, being mindful for anything dangerous
"Well then i'll tell you my nickname then, my family call me Shiver" shes smiles back at me
"Shiver?" confused that shes barely wearing anything yet shes probably warmer than me
"When i was a child i used to have crazy fits of shivering when i was cold, thus the name Shiver," she slips slightly and i catch her arm, pulling her back up gently, shes holds onto my arm and doesn't let go so i continue onwards with her attached "Why do they call you Spectre?" she asks once we get back up to normal speed
"In one mission i was wearing a heavy black hooded cape, i got attacked by roughly 30 armed men, i took them all out using hand-to-hand combat without getting a single scratch on me or the cape, i didnt like the name Ghost, so i got called Spectre, i suppose its stuck now," i try to shrug her off my arm again but she clings on tightly "It's weird, girls normally don't like it when i talk about killing or beating up people, yet you dont seem to care". Shiver beams at me and squeezes my arm tightly
"I'm not like normal girls then, i like it when men show their strength, i suppose i just want a man to protect me" she winks at me and squeezes my arm again, another chill spreads throughout my body and i can feel it originating from my arm i'll ask about that later.
After a seemingly endless straight walk we come across a huge drop, i peer over the edge but i can't seem to visualbly see the bottom, i pick up a near piece of ice and i throw it down, after a few moments i hear a small clatter i could go down, but with Shiver in this condition its best not to risk it, straight ahead in the distance there's another ledge which seems to show that this was just one unbroken path, to the right hugging the wall stretching across the whole gap is a thin path that seems possible to cross "Wait here a second i'm going to try something" i release my arm from her chilling grip and walk towards the thin path, at first i only put one foot on it, and then i stomp repatedly Good it can hold my weight. i motion to Shiver to come to me, before putting my whole body onto the path, keeping my back tightly against the wall, i then slide further out slightly so my whole body seems perilously hanging over the edge "Shiver see what i'm doing, i need you to do the exact same, hold my hand and we'll do this together" i hold my hand out to her and she takes it gently, again another chill creeps through my body but i ignore it i place mine and her hand against the wall and she slides into it adopting the same stance as me "Good," i say encouragingly "Now we'll slowly slide to the other side, together" i add that last part as an afterthought but it makes her smile widely and she gently nods at me.
It feels like an age before i notice that we've reached halfway, the tension is incredibly tight but we've both got through it all so far without any difficulty's, we slide together again, a loose rock falls of the path and we hear a small clatter from below, i breath a big sigh and slide again but Shiver doesnt follow, her hand squeezes mine incredibly tightly and i quickly slide back to her. Her breathing is heavy and i can see and feel that her body is writhing in pain what the fuck did they do to you?!, i try to keep her against the wall but she suddenly lets out an agonizing scream and falls away from the wall, without even thinking i jump off after her, pulling her hand back so her body falls into mine, i grip her tightly and position myself so that she wont be harmed when we land, i close my eyes and brace myself.
The fall was shorter than i was expecting but also less painful even so i landed heavily on my shoulder and i could barely keep myself from screaming out in pain, a cold breath chills my neck and i look down to see Shiver holding me tightly, shes unconscious but seems to be alright. I let out a loud sigh of relief and then realise i wasn't safe yet, i place Shiver down gently and quickly scout my surroundings, there seems to only be one way out but it was a wide passage way with light coming from a distance, i look back at Shiver before realising i should definitely check it out, i draw my knife and leave it at her side before starting my way towards the light.
I reach the other end after a few minutes of silent walking, i'm able to see the outside world and i'm discouraged to see there's still a heavy snowstorm, i let out a small groan and head back into the cave. After another couple of silent minutes i reach Shiver again who is still unconscious, i tut at her slightly and pick her light body up, i'm just about to move when i realise she didn't have my knife on her, i quickly scan the floor around her but its nowhere to be seen, i look at Shivers clothing and realise there's nowhere for her to hide it and shes also still unable to move properly Somethings not right.
I look at the walls where we fell and i'm astounded to see most of them are pure clean ice, in fact i can actually see into them "This place would be beautiful, if it weren't so damn spooky" i mutter to myself, a small giggle utters out the gloom and i see a small flicker in the depths of the ice, for the first time in a long time i am overcome with fear, its too dark to see whats inside of the ice but something is alive, it flickers again and seems to get closer, i yell out in fear and dash backwards, rapidly picking Shiver up and spriting towards the exit Impossible?!?! IMPOSSIBLE?!!!?!.
I stop sprinting once i realise i hit the outside a while ago and i'm now in what seems to be a arctic forest, fear still grips me and my breathing is ragged, Shiver stirs from her sleep and opens her eyes slowly "We're outside" she says simply, raising her hand and letting the snow fall on it. I look at her innocent face and i seem to calm down slightly whatever happened in there... i'll ask later, it would be best to get Shiver back to her home and find out then and only then. Shiver stands up and brushes the snow from her clothes although a new layer immediately piles up again, she stumbles slightly and i grab her arm and pull her towards me "Get on my back, i'll carry you the rest of the way" i get gown one one knee and bend slightly so she can climb up with ease, i here her start to speak but she cuts herself off and i feel her climb onto me slowly, my back gets cold and as her arms go around my neck i can feel a unnatural chill settle i'm making that the first question. she eventually gets comfy and i stand up and start walking straight ahead "Do you know where we are" I ask Shiver as i trudge in the snow, she shakes her head slightly before saying"My eyesight is blurry i cant make out anything apart from the snow and trees, i'm sorry" her voice is weak and her head keeps collapsing into my back
"No worries," i reply "Theres always a way out of the woods, once we're out i should be able to pinpoint something useful"
I hear a faint laugh before i feel her head hit my back again, i smile slightly and let her sleep.
Moments after Shiver fell asleep discomfort engulfed me, something didn't feel right about all this, and whats worse it i could feel something watching me with a cold intent i just couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from.
From the trees behind Spectre a lone figure watched him walk its dark eyes fixed upon this human who showed magnificent promise, the Ice Maiden had already shown interest in him and he had survived one of her advances already.
The figure smiled slightly before silently following Spectres movements, keen on learning more about this...Human
MORE TO COME!!!
(I'm doing this all on this little page and i find that my eyes start to hurt after a while so ill stop mid story every now and again and rest abit :3, sorry im lazy xD, please comment on what you think and if your excited for more of if you want to rage and hunt me down
Some points that normally come up:
1) I know my grammar sucks, its always been a bad thing about my writing
2) Spelling is normally ok but i still get people on my back
4) some things may be confusing, for example the kit list, i will (once finished) do some sort of equpiment page where i can explain it all better without making the story boring xD