Project: Starborn. Chapter 15

[Khaos King]

Lycan and Sgt Major move further into the woods in order to reassess the situation, as they move in deeper the moon knight shines on Lycan's face slightly charred his healing failing to repair it. Stopping They begin to talk while Lycan pulls out a piece of shrapnel from his side blood slowly trickles out.

Sgt Major: they will smell the blood and find us.
We cannot keep fighting.
We must evade, avoid confrontation.

Lycan annoyed stares at Sgt Major as his eyes turn red his muscles beneath his skin begins to pulsate and spasm as if responding his annoyance.

Lycan: they will not stop following us.
If they chase us we will be too weaken to fight back.
Better to stop them here than a forced confrontation further ahead without cover.

The last remaining fire teams break off and spread out further as if taunting the two G.E.N.E. Grunts to attack them making themselves easy target ..

Team Leader: come out, we know you're out there!
We can smell you?!
Whats wrong you boys slowing down?!
cant push passed the pain, that makes you weak!
We dont have that problem we know how to move past discomfort.


The snow and wind ceases to blow no longer masking the G.E.N.E. Grunts scent nor covering up noise. The Enhanced Spetsnaz super soldiers lock on the scent as they begin to circle around the G.E.N.E. Grunts. The two G.E.N.E. Grunts realize that they are slowly being boxed by 4 fire team formation groups, desperate they both run out from beneath a large tree toward one of the teams hoping together they can get past just the one. As they run out they see the fire team open fire forcing Lycan and Sgt Major to push themselves to avoid the gunfire, already a difficult situation due to the exhaustion and being fired by enhanced human's able to keep track highly trained capable of anticipating their movement. Sgt Major using his arm guards to block the auto fire as it bounces off them and his flak jacket the material tearing with each hit exposing the gold alien alloy, only taking a few hits in the thigh which slows him down as he tries to cut the distance. Lycan producing a deep guttural growl runs low to avoid the gun fire as he runs on all fours and finally leaping into the air spinning hoping to avoid getting hit only to take a few in the arms a few rounds deflecting as it hits his flak jacket.


The other fire teams begin to converge on them hoping to catch them before they make their way further into the forest.. The incoming fire teams witness Lycan and Sgt Major pull out their side arms and fire at the Spetsnaz while performing complicated maneuvers even after taking a few direct hits. Lycan And Sgt Major finally pushing through passed the wounded fire team begin running through them as the other teams open fire to stop them, as they run away one of the down Spetsnaz lifts his head as he pulls out a detonator.

Random Spetsnaz: Gotcha!

grinding his teeth he presses it before passing out from his wounds. The explosions fire off ball bearings from Soviet designed Claymores, Mon-50. Lycan and Sgt Major running passed bushes are caught in the explosions and are pelted by the shrapnel as they are send catapulting a few yards forward their clothing torn, the flak jackets taking the brought of the damage but already weaken they fall from the internal damage caused by the pressure wave and shrapnel. Both American super soldiers passed out in the snow and ice covered ground as boots step forward cracking the ice in front of their face.

Team Leader: hmm.. you boys gave us quite a chase.
but it's over, you lose.

Medved: They dead?

Random Soldier: i am not getting any vital signs, Commander.

Team Leader: gather our fallen and bring them along, they will still want the bodies.
Shame, i thought they would be tougher.

Random Soldier: Commander, they decimated our team full of enhanced Spetsnaz. how much tougher did you want them?

Team Leader: take their weapons..

Medved: i would have liked to test my strength against them. (spits).
weak americans.


The Spetsnaz gather their fallen and wounded Spestnaz taking them over an hour as they gather them and tie ropes to the fallen spetsnaz while other Spetsnaz carry the wounded making their way out of the winter forest. Lycan and Sgt Major's apparent dead bodies being dragged unceremoniously through the snow. As the Spetsnaz Security team arrive at the entrance of the forest they see the Bombardier vehicle. One of the Spetsnaz checks the engine to see if it can be repaired, another Spetsnaz goes inside to check the radio. The bombardier reception too weak to be used as all they hear is static.

Team Leader: Damn!
We're gonna have to run back or wait around for them to come looking for us, F#$%$!!!
Gather the wounded and put them inside the bombardier!

The Spetsnaz soldiers doing as they are told put the wounded inside the Bombardier while others waiting for instructions pile up the dead bodies throwing Lycan and Sgt Maj In the pile. The Team leader annoyed watches his remaining men pile the bodies as he reaches into his back pouch for a cigarette while it is lit by Medved... Inhaling The team leader thinks about what else they can do while his men group up and huddle to protect themselves from the weather. The men decide to build a fire near the piled bodies to block the wind for when they try to light it while others gather fire wood from the nearby forest, annoyed the team leader watches his men while he talks to Medved his second in command.


Lycan lying on top of the dead bodies stares at the Spetsnaz who have their backs turn away from him as they gather near a small fire to keep warm. Lycan slowly reviving does not move but simply stares so as not to give away his only advantage, with one arm he feels through the dead bodies looking for a grenade belt. Sgt Major still lifeless remains unmoving within his mind's eye is nothing but blanketed darkness, no thought, no sense of self, suddenly sparks of lights appear in the darkness. Sgt Major hears a slurred voice hard to make out at 1st, finally Sgt Major hears the familiar voice of his only friend through their alien implant.

Lycan: *if you can hear me do not move*
*Can you hear me?*

Sgt Major: yes.

Lycan: *open your eyes but do not move.*

Sgt Major slowly opens his eyes as his pupils dilate and focus and sees the Spetsnaz talking ignoring them.

Sgt Major: *they believe us dead?*

Lycan:* yes.*

Sgt Major: *good, Plan?*

Lycan: *Grenades, kill them all while gathered. easy win.*

Sgt Major: * agreed. the other two in distance? *

Lycan: we will kill them.

....................................................

[Khaos King]

The Spetsnaz huddle around the fire while they laugh and talk about what they will do when they get back to base.

Random Spetsnaz # 1: I'm going to have hot chocolate milk!

Random Spetsnaz # 2: i'm gonna crawl into bed and forget this ever happen.

Random Spetsnaz # 3: i'm gonna crawl into that attractive woman scientist, ha!

All the Spetsnaz: ahhahahaha!!

The Spetsnaz laughing dont hear the pins pull out from the grenades that roll from behind them into the center of the group one rolling between the legs of one of the Spetsnaz. The spetsnaz surprised looks down to see what rolled by, his eyes widen in shack as he realizes what it is as he attempts to scream, grenade, before it is cut short by the explosion killing and maiming all the remaining Spetsnaz around the fire. The team leader and Medved turn toward the explosion watching their fellow soldiers blown apart as pieces land near them..

Medved: NOOoo!

Team Leader: yes!
prepare yourself Medved for today we test ourselves and failure is death!


The Team leader looking through the smoke and snow blowing wind clearing the debris sees two figures standing over the piled dead staring back at them, one of their eyes shimmering catching the moon light while the other one's eyes glow red. The Two G.E.N.E. Grunts walk off the dead bodies and walk toward the last two remaining enhanced Spetsnaz Super Soldiers, The team leader smiling shows his elongated canines as he walks toward them and upholsters his gun firing at the two. The bullets bounce of their flak jacket and alien alloyed skull only producing minor sparks. Medved walking alongside his commanding officer pulls out his combat knife in preparation as they walk toward each other.

Team Leader; i am much impressed, Americans.
Resurrection, nice. can you also walk on water?

Sgt Major: We gave you many chances to live

Medved: We would rather die than fail at our mission!

Lycan: then you will die.

Team Leader: you joke?
you two can barely stand.
you're weaken.

Lycan: you cannot win.

Team Leader: maybe, maybe not. we are not like that others, we are smarter, stronger.
I am Nikolai Yuri Leonid commanding Officer, codenamed: Volk.
This is my second in command, Maxim Zolnerowich, codenamed: Medved.

Sgt Major: Volk, Wolf. Medved, Bear.
Wolf and Bear.

Volk: exactly.
now you know why i could not abandon the hunt.
it is in my nature, instinct.

Lycan: why tell us?

Volk: one should away know who it is they fight and kill.

Volk in a smooth motion pulls out his combat knives and swings at Lycan's throat, Lycan narrowly leaning back to avoid it only to be hit by a roundhouse across his head as he returns to his initial position. Sgt Major back on his feet aims his gun arm guard and fires on Medved in the chest the bullet unable to penetrate passed his dense muscle, shocked Sgt Major is bulldozed by Medved who stabs at Sgt Major's throat forcing him to use his arm guards to block the knife attack and knocking him down..

Lycan annoyed and exhausted swipes at Volk who leaps over Lycan running his blade on Lycan's back only to hit his flak jacket., Lycan turning around leaps toward Volk who again ducks and sidesteps him slicing Lycan's thigh trying to hit his femoral artery. Lycan growls as he swings his arm behind him only to once again miss Volk who back flips over his swing and landing in front of him as he makes eye contact...

Volk : that's it, let it out!
Show me the animal!
show me what you can really do!

Volk bearing his large canines at Lycan in a primal response, his genetic treatment having strengthen certain animal primal instincts made stronger in the presence of Lycan.

Volk: i should tell you, i do not just possess Wolf DNA.
That's just for tracking enhances senses but also primate DNA for agility and strength!
I got the full procedure!

As Volk speaks Lycan swings only to have Volk step in and grab his arm swinging him across the frozen ground with his augmented strength. Lycan digging his claws on the ground stops himself as he bears his teeth and his own enlarged canines, his guttural growl growing louder as he attempt to catch Volk.

Volk: tell me, what's it like to embrace what you are?
will i too grow claws like yours, will my ears change shape when i get mad?!
what else should i expect!

Lycan: expect to die! Arrrhh!(growls).

Volk: unlikely!
you're too slow, old, outdated.
there is a new generation of Super Soldiers and you're not it!
We're the New Warrior Race!

While Lycan and Volk fight, Sgt Major tired and weaken struggles with his own large opponent who refuses to fall, a human juggernaut taking Sgt Maj's best punches and kicks going unregistered and returned by Medved's own. Sgt Major struggling to keep Medved's knife at distance. Sgt Maj's healing too weaken to provide adequate resistance to such an attack, Medved grabs the back of Sgt Major's head and slams it into the frozen ground while stabbing him in the side below his flak jacket.

Sgt Major: arrgh!

Medved: did that hurt, tovarich ?

Sgt Major: Nyet!

Sgt Major elbowing the placement of the knife and Medved's wrist breaks the blade while still inside of him, immediately Sgt Major twist over on to his back and elbows Medved in the temple in the process.. Medved stumbling to the side returns to double fist Sgt Major only to be kicked in the shins pushing Sgt Maj back as slide away on the frozen ground while firing three rounds from his gun arm. Medved seeing that attack shields himself as two bullets hit his arms as he raised them to protect his face, the last one hitting his chest. Sgt Major getting back on his feet reaches to his side and pulls out the broken blade only to be tackled from behind and slammed back on the ground. Medved slams Sgt Major's face over and over into the ground before placing his knee on Sgt Major's back, bracing himself as he grips Sgt Major's forehead and lower chin in an attempt to snap his neck.

Medved: you americans are so weak!
you do not know how to even fight!
you fight weak people, now you fight some one who is strong!

Sgt Major resisting Medved slowly lowers his head down as he resist the superhuman grip, Medved's hands slowly sliding up to his face allowing Sgt Major to bite down on one of his fingers, biting it off.

Medved: arrgh!!
Animal!

Sgt Major: we do what we have too(spits).

Instinctively Medved falls back releasing Sgt Major as he cradles his hand, Sgt Major standing up staring at Medved who glares back at him.. Medved begin's to run back toward Sgt Major who responds by firing his gun arm shooting each thigh to slow down Medved, Medved ignoring them continues to run slapping away Sgt Major's arm as he fires one last time into the air. Medved slamming Sgt Major to the ground mounts him for a ground and pound remorselessly hitting his head into the ground with each high impact blow with blood pouring from his missing finger and Sgt Major's bludgeon's face. Medved growing tired stops pounding and starts to choke Sgt Major with both hands...

Medved: Die!

Sgt Major: no, thank you.... tried it already...(straining to speak).

Sgt Major distracting Medved as he raises his gun arm point it at Medved's temple and fires only to be disappointed by a click of an empty chamber.

Sgt Major: you'd think i would keep track..(gasp).

annoyed Sgt Major gathers his strength as he braces himself on Medved's arm while being choked and with the other striking with all his strength slightly above Medved's elbow hyper extending Medved's arm as his elbow bulges out where it was never designed to bend. Medved groans in pain and immediately Sgt Major takes advantage wrapping his legs around the other arm placing it in an armbar refusing to let it go as he flips over and taking the dominating position over Medved. Without remorse Sgt Major squeezes his legs and puts pressure on the back Medved's arm while pulling down with his own arms and finally snapping it.

Medved: Arghh!!!

Sgt Major still holding his broken arm kicks Medved over and over relentlessly with the heel of his boots right on the temple before stopping and standing up. Sgt Major Looking down at the defeated man as blood gushes out from Medved's ruined face his skull slightly caved in yet still breathing and gurgling on his own blood. Sgt Major leans down gripping his head and in an act of mercy jerks it snapping the Spetsnaz super soldier's neck. Sgt Major looking up sees Lycan still fighting his opponent who moves and leaps with phenomenal speed only aggravating his partner.


Volk enjoying the battle as he manages to stab Lycan here and there a few puncture wounds on his side, legs and even one on his neck.. Volk believing the man before him is already dead only standing due to rage not realizing that with each aggravation of his knife he gets closer to his own death. Lycan losing control giving in to the animal rage as he swipes at Volk not thinking clearly nor planning ahead. Volk jumps over Lycan and twist and turns in the air only to be raked across the back by lycan.. Volk landing feels his back as blood pours out and stares at Lycan who turns to face him who now has a more feral appearance his muscles beneath his skin appearing to move and shift unnaturally as his veins pulsate.

Lycan's eyes glowing red stares at his wounded prey and runs at him, Volk instinctively throws his knife hitting Lycan in the eye causing Lycan to roar in pain. Lycan gripping the knife pulls it out the tip bend from hitting the bone plating, Lycan tossing it away and charges at Volk. Volk ready to leap is caught off guard as he sees the american running on all fours and appearing to grow larger as his skin appear to stretch and tear, Volk leaps too late and gets tackled out of the air by Lycan slamming him back on the ground. The last thing Volk sees is a were-wolf like creature as it bares its fangs as it rips out his throat.


Sgt Major approaches his friend who is busily tearing apart the body only for Lycan to turn toward Sgt Maj after hearing the ice crack, in response Lycan growls and shows his fangs. Lycan on all fours approaches him as he slowly rises on two feet his eyes shining Red, Sgt Major standing his ground stares at Lycan as he approaches taking note of his appearance his flak jacket straps having been fully stretched to accommodate the transformation and added mass of his upper torso. his pant's still loosely fitting around his waist. the transformation still retaining the humanoid bone structure yet only slightly elongated.

Lycan staring at his friend as he slowly reduces in mass as his fallback biology exerts itself no longer perceiving a threat, somehow instinctively or technologically Lycan recognizes Sgt Major as a non threat.

Sgt Major: that's new.

Lycan: yeh.

Sgt Major: explain?

Lycan: no.

Lycan searching the dead bodies as he looks for clothes and equipment to take with them while also searching some of the fallen men's shoes sizes as he places them over his now ruined boots which are torn and bulging no longer comfortably fitting due to the transformation. Both men removing the dead Spetsnaz coats and gloves while also searching for their side arms and knives which had been removed from them while they were believed to be dead. Sgt Major looks at the Bombardier as he hears noise of groaning men who are wounded and require aid.

Sgt Major: what about them?

Lycan: let them be, they will either die or be saved by rescue team.
We must move while we can.
take supplies.

Sgt Major: where to?

Lycan: Mongolia then China.

Sgt Major: question, we will fulfill mission?

Lycan: to be free, to learn...

Sgt Major: you will not return?

Lycan: no, you can return if you want once we reach China.

Sgt Major: i will stay and follow.


The Two G.E.N.E. Grunts having grabbed new gear begin to run back into the snowy night as they fade away into the distance for the 1st time since they were resurrected they decide their own path whatever it may be......................