Twilight of Ares - Episode Fourteen
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“Get moving! They’re pushing on the tunnel.”
His feet stuck as if his mag boots were jammed on active. How could he get moving when his home burned?
Gunnarsson was there when these infernal things burst forth and massacred the science stations on Pluto.
He was there when the Jovian system burned.
It wasn’t that these invaders were invincible, far from it.
It was that the swarms were inevitable, unrelenting.
What could be done against a tide like this? The hurricanes of Jupiter knew no such power.
His rifle felt heavy despite the fractional gravity.
Once more, into the breach.
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Damn! Starting to feel bad for the crew. I loved the little details about the previous battles. Great episode!!!