Dusts of Avalon - Beastwithin.org

of deep blue, the ground was flat and white, the horizon was a mess of brownleafless trees in the distance. She looked at the weather-beaten farmhouse, grainsilos and animal shelter a lile bit behind them in the distance, evacuated as soonas they found out what was going to happen here. For a moment, her mind racedba to one mid–s film that managed to beautifully revive the old Red Marscommunist-era science fiction films; here she was, in a goofy space suit, in middleof a desolate farm landscape waiting for not-so-very-cool-looking enemies toshow their badly constructed tin can bodies. e special effects were horrible, butthe cinematography, locations and the passionate acting saved the day. Oh well,war was going to be absurd business in every way imaginable anyway…e hills to the le were being filled to the brim with soldiers. In this lilepat of land, about four kilometers by two, the fate of the humanity would besealed… or they could hope the bastards would give up, once again.But one crucial thing was certain to Daleworth. No maer what happened,things wouldn't be the same.ey could be annihilated. at was one option.Or they could drive them out. en they would need to explain to the peoplethat that's what the military has been doing for the past years. Drivingthe Planners out. at's what the military did. ey were the World FederationDefence Forces. Victory wasn't their priority. It could have been, if anyone justknew how to hell that could be done. But defence? Now that was an old hat…e public at large might have understood what that meant, before — at leaston some intellectual level. If they survived today, the public at learge would knowwhat it would actually mean.February 15, 2632, 19:22 UTCe situation was about to turn messy. Everybody knew it; as Daleworth hadexpected, the Planners had broadcast the place and hour of their supposed aain advance.“We shall make a landfall. We shall come to Earth and conquer it. Your cities,your factories, your facilities shall all serve our goals, even in ruins.”All that rot.It didn't mean mu to Daleworth. e robot bastards wouldn't succeed aslong as she was alive and kiing bu.And there they came.“We've got ship contact! e bogey is coming in now!…” came a warningfrom some spoer in the radar cra. e spoer betrayed his inexperience toDaleworth immediately. “Oooh God damn it, what the hell is that?”