VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE
the Roussian troops were bunkered down anywhere they had decent cover, Some Rubble gave them a 'natural tunnel or cave' others managed to find thier way into basements.
Those troops in the wild, cad Caves and hidden Cabins.. they used only heating bricks or powercell fed cooking devices, only used tact lights to see and kept Vidboards to a Minimum ..there was fear of the COM witch..or others names COM Bitch of The Hermes.
Some troops had a dark resolve as they readied weapons and passed out ammo and power cells Med techs were scare as most had fallen when the rain of ordinance came down.
the gear and supplies were passed out to troops, and the few Med techs still alive.
Some Roussians who were mated, or at elast close, held each other tight as they looked over the ruins of the city and the Glowing fires they could see in the distance of other cities .
Captain Altis, was dirty, and tired, he ate some hot stew that the cook made as he peered through the Bricks and beams of thier battered shelter.. even in the haze of the night and the smoke from the battle, the lights in the distance of the Human's beachhead could be seen..he had sent two volunteers to see if there was a way to reach them.. but they were Gun down on sight when a random search light hit them.
His LT, a pretty female whose, reddish locks were braided backwards along her swepted back head, until they made, what humans call a 'pony Tail'
She ate, her Vocie was sad as she saw some of the males and females openly sobbing at the loss of life, cities..other things, she supposed.... why..why do they not just...go away?.. the reports say, the Homeguard vessels are either destroyed or captured.. our 'sister' planets' are talkign to the ESN about joining or stay neutral... they have proved what they wanted to prove..
The Captain settled down close to her..... There is much anger and Hate for us out there.... for that? we owe it to our High Council...we should have never aided the Empire, even in small ways... letting the Humans drop of thier own children here for parceling out to Empire fleets?.. that was foolish enough... we have seen what happened to Aqra.... Hyria was given a lease on life, after the demons betrayed them...
..that still does not explain the reason they are still here...
..it does?.... The Human Admiral....lost his child in the womb of his Angel bitch. We made much notoriety, in our part in that ambush that we dubbed the mindless Nivarians into taking on... but the fools that were captured from our Embassy were too foolish to keep thier mouths shut. That Admiral? he is not leaving here with out the ehads he wants.. and Roussa is never goign to be the same... we will be living under Colonial Governors...or..if they are kid? they will let us relocate to one of our sister planets...if..those planets will have us , or? we will board transports, and be permitted to 'find out own way' in The Black, with all enemies and even past friends hunting us down..
so..what do we do Altis?
We try to stay alive. Ollit.. and we try to build a new life under the new government...The fools who killed the planet should suffer the fate for thier stupidity.... the rest of us, need to keep the race alive...
from near them, and Older SGT looked up, pointing his spoon at Altis...You know, Captain... that could be considered treason...
Altis grinned at his SGT,It depends .... I want to keep Roussians alive... while the council sought the good grace4s of The Empire, that we...even considered Evil, as they played up to the Empire for Creds and power... We are, just wanting to raise of families..., scouts say at least 1000 children , women and older Roussians are in containment areas , we must assume its like that near every city.... depending on the out come here.. we can save the race, even if we lose the planet
..no argument from me, Captain.. but i am betting i must buy a new boat.. i doubt if it survived the shelling, and i do so like to fish..
there was laughter around.
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Troops in the wild didn't have near the chance that those trapped in the cities did... largs and Naragrans Hunted them down..Nivarians, Gava, Apefolk and Calimites showed little or no quarter... cxaves were boambed , troops gunned down as they tried to escape, meanwhile the scouts and look outs were little match for the Naragrans in the trees and the Gava in the brush.... Scaled 'bears' attacked, mor eout of fear then anything else, and Largs found them to be good eating... Worts were paying their way, by slinking into caves and ravaging those hiding there...it would be a Longnight for those in the wilds..a night that would end badly...