{"id":2480,"date":"2018-06-30T07:10:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-30T12:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2018-07-14T19:04:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-15T00:04:38","slug":"master-of-violence-part-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2480","title":{"rendered":"Master of Violence – Part 22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Master of Violence<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

by AJ Marks<\/span><\/p>\n

Part 22<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jeff looked on as the shuttle landed allowing several aliens out.\u00a0 Toncor stood next to him, and surprisingly Yissffer, who was still here despite their protests and shouting they were going to leave.<\/p>\n

\u201cWelcome to Earth,\u201d Jeff said to them knowing the translators had been set up for everyone\u2019s language.\u00a0 They had worked on it before the meeting.\u00a0 Since the systems were similar the exchange went very quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d one of the taller aliens said, he had grey hair making him look older to Jeff, but he waited to make a judgement as grey could be a natural color and it could turn another color though aging.\u00a0 A second alien had red skin and red hair along with the most unusual orange eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Jeff.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am Belru,\u201d the alien said again, the motioning to the other red-skinned alien, \u201cand this is Tzittif.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff heard the name but knew he\u2019d have trouble pronouncing it.<\/p>\n

\u201cShall we get comfortable?\u201d Jeff asked, motioning for them to head inside.<\/p>\n

They agreed and headed inside the building.\u00a0 Jeff watched as the aliens seemed to look around, one was almost cautious in his approach to everything.\u00a0 It caught Jeff off guard and he wondered about the actions and what they might mean.<\/p>\n

Toncor appeared relaxed as did Yissffer.\u00a0 Jeff listened in as Toncor and Belru started a conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is the rebellion doing?\u201d Toncor asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly, not good,\u201d Belru replied.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve suffered too many losses lately.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot many races actually try to stand up to the O\u2019krad,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe who?\u201d Belru asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cO\u2019krad, is the name of the Dark Race,\u201d Toncor said.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve discovered their name.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff thought Belru seemed surprised by the information.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou didn\u2019t know?\u201d Toncor asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never seen it, or was able to understand it,\u201d Belrus said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe humans are quite adapt at such things,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, what else are the capable of?\u00a0 Their warships are very different than anything we\u2019ve encountered before,\u201d Belrus said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are full of surprises,\u201d Toncor said.\u00a0 \u201cOne moment they are quite violent, the next the most caring and peaceful race I\u2019ve ever known.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reply seemed to cause Belru to remain quiet as they continued on down.\u00a0 The other alien remained as they walked into the set up meeting room.\u00a0 Several chairs were brought in allowing them all to sit down at the table.<\/p>\n

Jeff considered Tzittif to look like a child at the table due to his size, but no one said anything as they all sat down along with the President.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am President Natile Carter of the Earth Government,\u201d Natile said to them all as Jeff sat down as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am Tzittif of the rebellion council,\u201d the red skinned alien said.\u00a0 \u201cAnd this is Belru, our senior intelligence officer and expert of the Dark Race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally?\u201d Jeff heard Natile say.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019d love to know everything you have about the O\u2019krad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cO\u2019krad?\u201d Tzittif asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what they have discovered their name to be,\u201d Belru said.\u00a0 \u201cThough, I am curious as to how you gained such information.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey attacked our colony first, from there we have gained information from spies on the planet.\u00a0 We\u2019ve learned a bit about them from that information, including the slaves they have,\u201d Jeff said speaking up.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpies?\u201d Belru stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, they are observing what is going on at our colony for when we move to retake it once more,\u201d Jeff said.<\/p>\n

The statement was met by silence as Tzittif and Belru looked at each other for several seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou would recapture a conquered world?\u201d Tzittif asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have declared war on us, what else would we do?\u201d Natile replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWar, we are unfamiliar with that term,\u201d Belru said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey attacked us,\u201d Natile said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWar is when two nations, or groups, or in this case two races, fight each other,\u201d Jeff replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what are the rules of war?\u201d Tzittif asked.\u00a0 The question caught Jeff off guard as it wasn\u2019t something he was used to answering.\u00a0 To his surprise it was Toncor who answered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWar has no rules according to the humans, or at least that\u2019s what I\u2019ve learned,\u201d Toncor said.\u00a0 \u201cThere is one goal, win.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo rules?\u201d Tzittif said.\u00a0 \u201cHow do you maintain your morals, your values?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the thing you are fighting for,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cIt doesn\u2019t quite mean you ignore everything, but if you limit yourself in war, then you are putting yourself at a handicap.\u00a0 If you say you will not attack certain groups, you give your enemy an advantage, especially if they use those groups to attack you.\u00a0 Not calling the enemy for what he is can give him a psychological edge, or not using a weapon simply because you consider it too powerful.\u00a0 There are some problems with powerful weapons, and if both sides understand using them assures mutual destruction then they are not used.\u00a0 It is an undesirable and can be a reason for not starting a war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou obviously operate according to some rules, what are they?\u201d Natile asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not kill,\u201d Tzittif said shocking Jeff.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you\u2019ve already lost the war,\u201d Natile said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Tzittif asked.\u00a0 \u201cIf we keep to our rules we maintain a high moral victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, you have given the enemy power over you.\u00a0 They know they will always defeat you,\u201d Jeff replied to them.\u00a0 \u201cThey don\u2019t fear you at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

He gave it some thought about what he had heard about this rebellion before continuing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts probably why you still exist, they don\u2019t care what you do,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cYou go, warn a planet, they evacuate leaving behind intact buildings and cities, all they have to do is move in and take over.\u00a0 You\u2019ve done nothing but enable them in their path of destruction and conquest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou insult our efforts?\u201d Tzittif said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot insult, only state that you have done nothing to change the outcome,\u201d Jeff said trying to be diplomatic in nature.\u00a0 \u201cYou have never stopped them from taking someone else\u2019s planet, have you?\u00a0 Stopped them from taking what someone else worked hard for.\u00a0 Their home, where they grew up, where their family came from.\u00a0 Their history, their past, what should be their future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff watched as Tzittif started to say something when Belru stopped him placing a hand on his arm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are right,\u201d Belru said.\u00a0 \u201cWe are enablers of the Dark Race.\u00a0 We\u2019ve done nothing to actually stop them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere isn\u2019t anything we can do to stop them,\u201d Tzittif said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did,\u201d Jeff replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow?\u201d Belru asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe destroyed one of their ships,\u201d Jeff stated watching as both aliens went silent for several seconds.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow will they respond?\u201d Natile asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI, I don\u2019t know,\u201d Belru replied.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ve never done that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jeff understood one thing now, the O\u2019krad was probably just as shocked over what happened as this rebellion.\u00a0 He had a feeling a new war was about to happen now.\u00a0 They have lost a ship and never understood what was going on.\u00a0 In a strange way, the relationship between the O\u2019krad and rebellion had given humanity a huge psychological edge over the enemy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have something senator?\u201d Natile asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, yes,\u201d Jeff said looking around.\u00a0 \u201cIts obvious the O\u2019krad are not used to death, at least not their own.\u00a0 It will give us a psychological advantage for now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Tzittif asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are used to death in war, in a way,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cOur military men understand they might die defending the planet, or in an attack.\u00a0 Its considered inevitable in war that someone dies.\u00a0 As a result, such losses are expected in war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds barbaric,\u201d Tzittif said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t like it over a long period of time, but we understand it, especially even more considering the way this war started,\u201d Jeff said.\u00a0 \u201cThey attacked us with no warning, a major faux pax.\u00a0 They did the one thing which guaranteed to unite humanity against them in this war, a surprise attack with no warning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can you tell us about them?\u201d Natile asked.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Angie looked up hearing some people approach.\u00a0 She crouched low waiting a few seconds before a familiar face appeared and Jack and Ben entered the clearing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell?\u201d Charlie asked as everyone crawled back out into the open.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a go,\u201d Jack said.\u00a0 \u201cMy friend was willing, and will talk to a few others.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been wanting to do something and this will allow them to help in some way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood,\u201d Charlie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso dropped by to send some messages and pick some up,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd anything?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing much, only that they encountered another group, a rebellion,\u201d Jack said to them.<\/p>\n

\u201cA rebellion?\u201d Sven asked, even Angie was curious about this.\u00a0 She had not heard of anything about that before.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, though your uncle didn\u2019t sound too impressed with them,\u201d Jack said looking over at Angie.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t expect much then,\u201d Sven stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot really,\u201d Jack said.\u00a0 \u201cI did say we were going to try and slow them down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, that\u2019s bothered me a bit,\u201d Charlie said finally as everyone looked over at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d Sven asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow slow they are at cleaning things up.\u00a0 I mean they should have cleared this away and been building new buildings already,\u201d Charlie replied.\u00a0 \u201cSurely they are more advanced than us, why does it take so long?\u201d<\/p>\n

Angie thought about that and went over what she saw and realized he was right.\u00a0 They were slow at cleaning up the rubble.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo machines, its all done by hands, in this case slave labor,\u201d Jack said after a few seconds.\u00a0 \u201cAnd with some rebellious people they\u2019ve slowed it down.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPossible,\u201d Charlie said.\u00a0 \u201cBut it doesn\u2019t explain why they\u2019ve pretty much stopped sending out patrols either.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re right, we haven\u2019t seen one in several days now,\u201d Sven replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, well just so we don\u2019t drop our guard,\u201d Charlie replied.<\/p>\n

Angie looked over as Jack was working with her phone about something.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d Sven asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe sent a file as well,\u201d Jack said looking things over.\u00a0 \u201cMore intel about the O\u2019krad.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat type of intel?\u201d Charlie asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeems like this rebellion doesn\u2019t kill,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

That statement was met with some amazement by several, including Angie.\u00a0 She wondered how they rebelled if they didn\u2019t actually fight.\u00a0 What were they doing if they were not fighting?\u00a0 How does one rebel that way?\u00a0 She looked up to see everyone else just as confused by the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are they doing, singing kumbaya?\u201d Ben asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t know, they don\u2019t say,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what do we do next?\u201d Angie asked as the conversation returned back to what they were doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far, we hold on for now, keep in touch for as long as possible,\u201d Jack replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs long as that is,\u201d Sven said.\u00a0 \u201cAny information about when they might be coming to get us?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t know that information yet,\u201d Jack replied.\u00a0 \u201cIt could be a while, they don\u2019t have the fleet to undergo such an invasion yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they only have about half a dozen warships,\u201d Sven said.\u00a0 \u201cNot really an invasion force, and probably barely enough to keep Earth defended.\u201d<\/p>\n

Angie\u2019s heart sank at that statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe price of neglecting the military,\u201d Charlie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t need one until now, was a waste of time,\u201d Crystal said.\u00a0 \u201cWho knew there was an alien race bent on conquest out there?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut there was,\u201d Sven said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts all hindsight now, the real question is what we do now,\u201d Charlie said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot much we can do except stay out of sight,\u201d Jack said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can keep the phone charged, they might be able to contact us when the invasion happens from the ships even if our contact point is lost,\u201d Sven said<\/p>\n

\u201cRight,\u201d Charlie said.<\/p>\n

Angie wondered how long they would be out here for, and when, if ever, the rescue force would come and free Sierra from the O\u2019krads.\u00a0 She was more than ready to head back home and a more comfortable bed.<\/p>\n

End part 22<\/p>\n

Continued in part 23<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master of Violence by AJ Marks Part 22 Jeff looked on as the shuttle landed allowing several aliens out.\u00a0 Toncor stood next to him, and surprisingly Yissffer, who was still here despite their protests and shouting they were going to leave. \u201cWelcome to Earth,\u201d Jeff said to them knowing the translators had been set up […]
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