Chapter 42: Plan of Attack
Emerius and Charon stepped out of the APC, the sun’s light bearing down on them with intensity.
’I never thought I’d miss the moon so much.’
The Panoplians were waiting for them at the bottom, their metal frames scanning the nearby chaos.
Hundreds of soldiers ran across an open grass field, tents sporadically placed between more APC’s, trucks, and tanks.
A few men strolled past, their arms wrapped around massive guns far too large for a normal human to carry. The added strength was only obvious when they turned to salute the Panoplians, their steel arms gleaming in the sun as they raised them to their brows.
’Cybernetics.’
Nodding at the salute, the Panoplians shifted their focus to the duo.
One of them reached behind his back and grabbed something, jerking it out and extending it to Charon.
’My knife!’
Taking the onyx blade, he sheathed it back into the chains across his chest and waited for the tome, his eyes narrowing when it wasn’t provided.
"You will get your book after the battle."
Without another word, the Panoplians turned and began to march, leading them across the field and into a large central tent.