[center][h1]Corporal Aziz 'Azi' Iostan[/h1][/center]

The young flame trooper jammed his helmet on his head, the red lenses covering his eyes. The mask hung from the side of the helmet, waiting to be returned to combat position. Aziz grabbed his flamethrower and hooked it on his back as he marched out, keeping a hand on his sidearm. He squinted as the night sky was illuminated with flares. In the distance, he saw darkened hulking figures battling with mechs, gunfire into the distance. It was loud, it was bright, it was dangerous. The captain barked at Aziz to join the soldiers taking on an ogre. He grimaced as he remembered those monstrosities charging through the gate, smashing four soldiers into the concrete in one blow. He gave a crisp "Yes, sir!" and ran to join the others. Aziz pulled his flamethrower off his back and started jogging with the other men. One of them, the one called Valentine, seemed to be taking charge. The young Ennedian jogged up next to him as he asked if they've confirmed sighting.

[b]"Valentine, right? Corporal Iostan. Listen, I faced these abominations in Praeterii. They're big, bad, and ugly. Their skin can take a hell of a beating before it's pierced and they're as strong as a bulldozer. Luckily, they don't like fire. At all. If I can get in close and torch the bastard, you boys can light him up without his tough skin being an issue."[/b] 

Aziz looked up as he heard the roar of the ogre and the sound of gunfire got closer. A flash of light from an artillery gun revealed a massive creature, purple in hue, with a pig/wolf combination of a face and red eyes. Aziz grimaced again as he pulled on his mask, it clicking into place. It was about to get hairy.

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[center][h1]Private First Class Zelda Oberherr[/h1][/center]


Zelda stood at attention as the Captain walked in, her sniper rifle on it's butt at her side. The captain ordered them to move and she did, popping the rifle up into her hands and marching out with the rest of the soldiers. She stepped outside and heard the sounds of war. The captain started barking orders. Zelda glimpsed hulking figures out in the field, trying to fight their way through the fence. This armor was supposedly technologically inferior, but it seemed 1st Recon had it's hands full right now. [b] "Oberherr, get to one of the towers and start picking targets."[/b]

Zelda gave a brisk salute and raced to one of the towers along the fringes of the fence. She shouldered her rifle and quickly scaled the ladder. The tower was much like a hunting stand, except taller and tougher. She reached the top and quickly propped her rifle up, peering through the scope. Zelda quickly surveyed the scene. It was an uphill fight for the enemy, literally. The hill itself wasn't incredibly steep, but the combination of razor wire and landmines made it all the more dangerous. Nevertheless, they'd been hammering away at the unit's defenses. Some of the big creatures had been able to break through and were fighting their way through the remainder of the fence. Zelda spotted one such vagabond, a tall creature, had to be at least 7 feet. Ugly, but was wearing sturdy looking armor. But what Zelda had read about medieval squad tactics, this wasn't a leader. She sighted in on the creature and noticed about a dozen foot soldiers following behind him. They were using the big bastard as cover. Zelda aimed at the troll, directly where his heart would be, and fired. The rifle recoiled as the bullet zoomed through the air and hit it's mark. Zelda saw the troll stumble and go down, crashing in a cloud of dust.

She smiled as she saw the men scramble for cover. She quickly aimed and pulled the trigger again. Another one down. The men started to back up now. Zelda noticed more big creatures fighting their way through the fences and decided these guys weren't worth it. She turned to her left and saw a mounted MG with a soldier on it. [b]"Hey, Northeast, we got a group of hostiles trying to make their way through!"[/b] The soldier searched for a moment and shouted "Yeah, I got 'em." His face lit up with the muzzle flash of his machine gun as he rained fire on the foot soldiers. Zelda peered back through her scope and saw as the enemy was ripped apart. She moved her attention to a trio of trolls who were getting closer. She steadied her breathing as she lined up a shot on one of their heads. She squeezed the trigger.

Bull's Eye.