Kavaye, [i]Isotopes finest[/i].





[b][h2]Kol'Kora- Yogeh's Story, The Hunt[/h2][/b]


The rain had been coming down for hours it seemed. All Unguon at this point had hunkered down for the evening as everyone was confident by now that they Humans weren't going to assault their make shift fort. Still though, the gunfire that had drew their attention hours ago was still haunting the officers. They knew something was up going on and the last orders they had was to push further in to the city, closer to where this unknown battle had taken place. 


Yogeh had finally gotten comfortable. Tyok was across from him, eating some native food. Furthermore, Tyok did something that Yogeh despised more than anything in this universe, Talk with a mouth full of food...

"Sir." He said. The next was garbled but Yogeh tried to make it out, "Yogghhh" [i]-Yogeh-[/i] "Weig Myak jggds spayshyp" [i]-We make just space ship-[/i] "Busdh feuutiertg nmsdor Nois wa?" [i]-??? ???? ???? Noise was?-[/i] Yogeh sat there, cupping his mouth in disgust. "Yog ou boughrggle the bes armogglg grghrheg mou fott kerreg" [i]-Yogeh, you boggle the bus arm...??? ???-[/i] Yogeh was paralyzed by now and finally spoke up, "Tyok." He took a deep breath, "Please chew your food with your mouth closed before you talk to me."


Tyok nodded and closed his mouth. Yogeh shot a sarcastic smirk before reaching for a cup of water. Tyok, finally speaking clearly, "Sorry sir. As I was saying, I believe with our armored superiority, we can easily crush the enemy ahead. Drive them out of the city for good." Yogeh just stared blankly. [i]-That was nothing like I had imagined.-[/i] He snapped back in to reality, "Oh, yeah. We should have this... We must remain cautious though." Tyok nodded in approval before attacking that gross looking native food. Yogeh pulled out his ration pack and began picking at it. He stared at it, "This shits nasty."

Before long, a ray of light brought Yogeh from his slumber. Beside his head was an half eaten Unguon field ration kit, a spilled cup of water and a passed out Tyok and behind him, his tank crew. What a night.. And there wasn't even a party. It had been weeks since Yogeh had gotten any meaningful sleep. Honestly, it'd been weeks since any one in his armored group gotten any sleep. Yogeh stood up and stretched before walking to a window. Outside he could barely see the treads from his tank as it was very well camouflaged. Nearby he could see the other five and numerous uncovered armored vehicles. It was to be an easy endeavor, move forward and secure an enemy command post.

"Alright men, Up! its time to get to it. This may be the last battle for this part of the city, last battle we might have to be in for a while." Yogeh moved to his men, kicking one and nudging another. "Up!!" 

His crew began to wake and yet another day of preparation was to begin. As Yogeh walked out from the building, he tugged on his uniform to allow a gentle breeze to cool his body.  Before him, two of his tanks were uncovered with the crews examining the treads and main guns. It was gonna be a long day, a long.. uneventful day.

Before Yogeh could even react, the shock from an explosion sent him to the ground. He brought his arms over his head to protect against falling debris before looking around. Unguon troops were rushing to cover as another explosion sent an APC ten feet in to the air before landing on its side and then rolling over on its top. Yogeh stood up and started to run for the APC to check for survivors, another explosion sent him to the ground again.. "Whats going on!" he yelled but before he could hear a reply from any soldiers, his answer showed up over his head. Four Eym gunships zipped overhead, making strange deep horn sounds. "What the hell are they doing here!" he yelled. Tyok had rushed out by now and grabbed Yogeh by the shoulders. "Get up!" he said, tugging hard.

Another explosion sent Tyok to the ground but not before shrapnel had sliced in to his face. He moaned in pain, giving Yogeh a burst of adrenaline. With it, he rushed to Tyok and dragged him behind some rubble. "Just sit still." Yogeh said, trying to calm him down at the least. The sound of gunfire and explosions nearly drowned it out though as the Gunships had began their relentless assault. Unguon fired missiles to no avail as the Gunships would simply dodge them or lure the missiles in to buildings. Nearby, Yogeh watched a young soldier fire in to the air at a Gunship.. He must have hit a soft spot because it sure did piss that Gunship off. It turned and fired at the man. His torso quite literally exploded, leaving two legs and covering Yogeh with bits of... Unguon. 

"Strange, they haven't noticed the tanks."

Yogeh was trying to remain calm but watched as one of his tank crews got inside and started it up. The heat and noise from the engine alerted the Beasts above and without a thought, they fired their weapons on to the soft spots of the tank, piercing its hull with ease. After a few shots, a ball of fire shot out from the top of the turret. Yogeh thought he heard screams from inside, or maybe the sound of crackling metal. Regardless, he closed his eyes hard before turning to Tyok who was finally starting to get over the pain. All around, Explosions, Gunfire.. Screams.

A mere half hour had passed before the Gunships moved on but it seemed to be an eternity... 

Yogeh stood up and looked around, "Anyone still alive?!" At first there was no answer, "Anyone?!" A few minutes passed before some soldiers began crying out in pain. Others stood up and began looking around. "Sir, Commanders dead!" one yelled. Yogeh just shook his head before looking to the men, "Alright, lets get our wounded to the tanks. We'll drive them back to our lines." The men nodded in approval before rushing off. Some of the injured would never survive the trip so the able soldiers, with a heavy heart, abandoned them. This miniature operation went smoothly as with some luck, the other five tank crews had mostly survived.

Before long, their engines started up and they were on their way. Tyok got over the comms, "Yogeh, I thought the Eym were pulling out.." Yogeh replied, "They are, We must be close to their last bastion in this city, maybe even the region."

The group was moving without any issues now but once again, the Eym were going to ruin Yogehs day. Ahead, the lead tank suddenly exploded in a bright flash. Yogeh popped the hatch and looked around, "Land mi-" he was cut off by a sharp but short lived  purple-ish red beam of light going right through the back of another of his tanks. Where it had struck, the metal was burning red. 

"Shit!" 

The four remaining tanks split up, two of which had injured aboard. Yogehs tank turned a corner only to catch a quick view of the Eym apex predator, a 'Heavy attack platform' or more simply, the 'Hap'. Yogehs eyes shot wide open. He heard the stories of these beasts hunting tanks and mechs from all armies. They aren't invincible but they definitely had a vicious reputation. One of his tank commanders came over the comms "Yogeh! enemy spotted, I'm going to move in on it." 

Yogehs tank moved forward with the intent of flanking the Hap, only to arrive just in time to watch it fire its main gun right through the front of its third victim. "Head on, right through our frontal plate, Fuck! seriously fuck!". His tanks driver chimed in, "I heard that its weak towards the back, some sort of slanted plate that is easily pierced."

Yogeh smirked as he realized his tank could hit that spot from where he was. "Gunner, Target that spot, Fire when ready!" And within a couple seconds, the ground shook and dust kicked up as the tank sent its payload in to that spot the driver had mentioned. The Hap however, deflected the rounds with its powerful shielding. "You have to be fucking kidding me, Fire again! keep firing!" The Hap darted off before Yogeh could fire again. Tyoks tank had circled the block, coming in from the opposite side. Had the Hap remained in place, it'd have been pincered. "Tyok! that thing is fast, Get behind some cover now!" Before he could even finish speaking, Tyoks tank began reversing. It was a lucky move as that purple-red death ray missed Tyoks tank by mere inches. 

The sound of the fourth Unguon tank firing its guns rang out through the buildings. Yogehs tank turned around and moved down a long street before making a left down another side street. The Fourth Tank was sitting behind some rubble with only its turret exposed. That Hap didn't care though and with a sharp, bright flash, the turret of the Tank was flying in to the sky, followed by a perfect fireball. "Fuck!" Yogeh shouted. This was starting to piss him off at this point. These were main battle tanks and were a threat on the field. This Hap was beyond them though. Little did they know, Their opponent was one of the most veteran crews the Eym had on the planet. An ace with over one hundred-fifty confirmed kills, Four of which were Yogehs comrades. 

Yogeh ordered his tank to reverse, back the way they had just came. Yogeh noticed that the Hap didn't show up on thermals or EM scans. A perfect predator, it was going to be visual gun-sights now.. Something Yogeh had always dreamed of in his youth. "Alright, bring us around that building.. wait, Push through it!" The tanks turret swiveled around to protect its gun from the impact of the wall. It would be an imposing sight, The Unguon monster bursting through the walls, sending bricks in all directions. It didn't tank long for the tank to break through the walls and corridors that were once filled with native workers. 

As it reached the last wall, he could see the Hap slowly moving down a street.. its gun mount moving left and right, always scanning for targets. He knew it was hunting them now andin his position, he couldn't bring his gun around without the Hap seeing it. "Shit.. Shit.. Shit.." he said but with some luck, the Hap turned its rear towards Yogeh once more. Tyoks tank had been spotted and within seconds, Two explosions hit the Haps shields, drawing its attention away from Yogeh. He jumped in to action, bursting through the last wall and bringing his gun to bear. "Fire at will!! kill that bastard!"

-Click-

"What was that?!" Yogeh shouted. "Sir! Guns jammed, I'll have to get out and flush the barrel from the outside!" the gunner said. Yogeh pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fucking figures, Fuck!!" The Hap turned its attention back to Yogehs tank but before it could fire, the fourth tank, turret free, had burst through towards the Hap. It turned and fired its gun, Grazing the top of the tank. It didn't matter though as the only one left was its driver who was already going to die. 

The tank hit the Hap hard, damaging its focusing lens on its main weapon. At close range though it was still dangerous and proved it when it fired right through the Unguons tank, burning it in two. The Hap began falling back at this point and only Tyok had the chance to fight it. Sadly, Tyok had taken a longer route to flank and by the time he could arrive, that Hap was long gone.. Two Eym gnships quickly zipped over head and before long, Yogeh could see one carrying an Eym tank. It was too far to get any details but it was likely that Hap. Tyoks tank pulled up next to Yogehs and Tyok popped his hatch. His face was covered in scars at this point. "Sir, they are falling back?" 

Yogeh just smiled as in the distance an Eym warship was lifting off. "I guess they really are pulling out."

Tyok smiled, "Maybe our fleet arrived! give those bastards a reason to run."

Yogeh knew it wasn't the reason but it didn't matter anyway.. The city was now fair game and with their hunter departed, he smiled too. "Alright, get that gun cleaned up."

A few hours later, the Two tanks were well on their way back to friendly lines but not before their bright sunny day was once again eclipsed.. Yogeh popped his commanders hatch and looked up to witness what he had only seen in combat footage, a Höllefeuer 'Kapitol Class' bearing down on the city. Its shadow was cast directly over the tanks it seemed. Before long, the Sky lit up with anti-air tracer rounds. There were definitely human and unguon guns firing upward but Yogeh was too far away to see if it was having any effect. The Eym were nowhere to be found at this point and were likely out of the system so unless there were any other races or Unguon forces in the immediate area, The Höllefeuer held dominance over this seemingly doomed city.

Yogeh gave a worried look but then gave a half crazed smile before saying aloud, "I wonder if our cannon can pierce its hull."

The Gunner chuckled and then replied, "Well, At least our gun works now."

[hider=Notes]

-Can Yogeh catch a break?

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