XDC
BRIMSTONE
Retirement....that
was my fate. I had done all I could, yet there was much more to
be done. Too old, so they said. Ha! I could still run circles
around these new guys, that call themselves "Aces".
What could I do? The war, and my so called superiors, did not
interest me anymore. These "superiors", who spent their
time in the rear theatre, knew nothing of the hardships, the losses,
or the fear that we gear pilots had to deal with each day.
My mind is made up! Nothing, and no one can stop me. I have nothing
to go home to, the war took care of that. I will take the best
gear I can find, and head out into the Badlands to end my life
in a glorious, against-all-odds battle.
All went well until I reached the Badlands. I'd never been in
these parts before. We were told that it was off-limits to us,
and the other side never came here either. There were rumors,
well really a story of a mythical rogue band of gear pilots, that
were supposed to inhabit this desolate landscape. With some trepidation,
I entered. After what seemed an eternity, and having come across
nobody, I decided to leave.
At that exact moment, I took two rounds to my chest. It knocked
me over. Where the hell did that come from? I then had my gear
leg removed, as if by some laser surgeon.
This was not what I had in mind. I lay there, helpless, expecting
a shameful, stupid death.
A voice came over my Sat.Com. "Who are you, and why have
you invaded our territory?"
I replied with the events that led to this, and requested a quick,
honourable death. He did not kill me, in fact he said nothing
at all. Instead he stepped out of his gear, and invited me out
to talk. He said that he had heard of me, I was surprised. Throughout
our discussion I was very impressed with his manner and bearing.
He invited me to join the XDC, the rulers of the Badlands. After
some thought, I accepted.
He, is XDC-KILLERKON. I am now XDC-BRIMSTONE, for I would follow
him to the depths of hell.
Beware all who seek to dishonour us, for Brimstone will rain down
upon your head as a reply!
Fear the Lightning!