All That Glitters -- Ch 17 Pirates! Again, damn it! Things are coming to a head, no not the navy head, a head of steam. Because of the amount of abbreviations in this story, I include a glossary. By popular request, this has been moved to the end of the chapter. There is little attempt to explain the back story, so it is necessary to read previous chapte...
Prologue THE LAST STAND This story is a work of fiction. All resemblance to people or places is purely coincidence. Thanks to DesertPirate for his assistance. Through the dark he rode. The path down the pass was narrow to the bottom where it came out of the ancient forest to a small castle. He held is side where he had been hit by an arrow. He knew tha...
Rolling Thunder 3rd BCT Hazier, a 28 year old commander of the 3rd BCT flick his wrist to the left as the turret of his Puma command CFV whirled into position. He locked onto an insurgent's PT-91 Main Battle Tank, his thumb depressed onto the button that let out a burst of 30mm cannon fire from the Puma's main cannon. The Rim-Cat CFV's SABOT rounds found t...
Chapter Twenty-Three -- The Nymph After the celebratory dance had ended and Commander Sáupeckt's troops had the chance to rest, the militia evacuated the camp at daybreak. Danka was amazed by how completely the place had been stripped when she had the chance to see it in the light. She put on her skirt, but her squad leader ordered her to take it off and ha...
Within the Sha Mi Zen there are those people who dedicate their lives to saving the weak from the strong. The very best among them are the Special Tactics Units. They are highly trained officers in groups of ten to make a unit. Among the STU no group stood out more than the 26 group lead by Brian Parish, twenty years after the Velrusian War. These are the...
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Chapter 15: Showdown Author's Note: There's a lack of sex in this chapter as it just didn't quite fit in with any of the scenes. I'll make it up to you in the next chapter. Enjoy. ***** Jack took aim at one of the Swabian warriors now rushing his position only about thirty yards away. The man had just cranked the bolt back to eject his round before slidin...
It wasn't that Jack had ever wanted to be a soldier. It was not something he chose from a range of professions. It was simply that Jack was born into an area where poverty and hardship were the norm, where the only choice for the boys who left school was either to slave in the local coal mines, or to join one of the armed services. So when Jack left school a...
Chapter 9 Justin thought about the risks of what he was about to introduce, but thought it would probably be put away and forgotten after the war. Guns and bullets would never go away on earth, but that was because everyone could both make and use them. Here, he planned to use a magical equivalent that few people could duplicate except mages. And really,...
They were close to the beach. Gauti tightened his grip on his sword and shield. No words were spoken to, or between his men. They were fierce, fearless. They did not need to be convinced before a fight. They did not need to drink to find find their courage. They were his chosen warriors. When they bled on the battlefield, they would not ask for aid. Nor woul...