{"id":2513,"date":"2018-09-01T07:16:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-01T12:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2513"},"modified":"2018-09-08T07:19:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T12:19:50","slug":"master-of-violence-part-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ajscifistories.com\/?p=2513","title":{"rendered":"Master of Violence – Part 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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

Part 29<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark looked out at the ground watching as the shuttle made its decent to the surface.\u00a0 In the shuttle along with him was Victoria, and Toncor as they went down to check on how things had gone.<\/p>\n

They had secured the main city, and with new reinforcements from Earth they were heading out to the other cities to make sure they were also freed.\u00a0 Resistance had been lower than expected, and they had encountered a lot of other races who seemed skittish over what happened.<\/p>\n

Toncor was already reviewing the situation on the surface.\u00a0 Mark was anxious to see his niece who had been such a help in all of this.\u00a0 Victoria was going over what needed to be done to set up a working government and see what help was needed to get the colony back up and running.<\/p>\n

The shuttle bumped along though the atmosphere.\u00a0 The pilot mentioned something about a storm in their path but otherwise would be no problems.\u00a0 Mark waited patiently and looked out the window at the passing scenery seeing the town come up.\u00a0 It looked nothing like he could remember and instead had a very alien look to it all now.\u00a0 The buildings were not black and purple, an odd color and not at all attractive.\u00a0 It seemed designed to clash with the surrounding area rather than blend in.\u00a0 The shuttle swooped around, turned back and finally settled down on the surface with a slight jot indicating it had landed.<\/p>\n

A few guards stepped out first which he followed and Toncor behind them.\u00a0 The area was full of soldiers working to construct a port.\u00a0 The previous port had been destroyed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, welcome to Sierra,\u201d a man taller than him, with black hair, approached him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you colonel,\u201d Mark said to Victor.\u00a0 \u201cHow are things?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince we\u2019ve pushed out the last of the O\u2019krad, very quiet,\u201d Victor said.\u00a0 \u201cWe have patrols up and going, along with sweeps of the forest looking for anyone else out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFind anyone?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve come across two other groups so far, but we\u2019ll need to sweep the entire planet to be sure, it will take time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what of other alien races?\u201d Toncor asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far we\u2019ve encountered at least a dozen other races in the city who were slaves of the O\u2019krad,\u201d Victor said.\u00a0 \u201cNot sure they really trust us yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are violent, they associate such things with what they call the Dark Race, or O\u2019krad,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat else?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey seem to build things very slowly,\u201d Victor said.\u00a0 \u201cIntelligence is already coming down to interview all of the rescued people.\u00a0 I think we\u2019ll gain a lot of intel when this is over, even captured some of their tech.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will probably go to intel, and Belru, he\u2019s been quite vocal in wanting cooperation between our two groups,\u201d Mark said.\u00a0 He figured it had more to do with figuring out a puzzle than anything else.\u00a0 In his few meetings with the alien he seemed only interested in solving such questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything else you can tell us?\u201d Toncor asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly that things appear calm for now,\u201d Victor replied.\u00a0 \u201cWe have patrols out looking for any remaining O\u2019krad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark was about to say something else when a cry interrupted anything else.\u00a0 He turned slightly to see a blonde young woman headed towards him.\u00a0 It took him a few seconds to recognize her, but it was his niece, Angie.\u00a0 Her hair had grown longer than he had ever seen it, but she appeared healthy.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo glad to see you,\u201d she said as she hugged him, her voice slightly muffled as her face buried into his chest.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts good to see you as well,\u201d he said to her returning the hug.\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019m proud of you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cReally?\u201d she asked.\u00a0 \u201cAfter everything?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI never put it against you,\u201d he replied knowing how she felt about him being in the military before all of this happened.\u00a0 She was almost ashamed of his career.\u00a0 It was an interesting mix as she liked him, just not his job.\u00a0 \u201cAfter all, you\u2019re my favorite niece.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m your only niece,\u201d Angie said with a half laugh, half cry.<\/p>\n

Mark turned slightly to the others.\u00a0 \u201cAngie, this is Toncor.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHello, I\u2019ve heard much of you,\u201d Toncor said, extending his hand, which she took.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, how did you survive the attack?\u201d Mark asked.<\/p>\n

He listened as she described that night and what happened.\u00a0 Coming home from work, seeing Jack and then the lights in the sky before finally the explosions.\u00a0 She was knocked out and woke up with Jack.\u00a0 She explained how she was scared at first over Jack, some weird pervert kidnapping her, but he never put a move on her despite liking her.<\/p>\n

\u201cSounds like a gentleman,\u201d Mark stated to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe actually was,\u201d Angie said to him before continuing.<\/p>\n

Making contact with Mark had been the greatest surprise of all.\u00a0 It kept her hopeful that she might actually be rescued one day when spending nights out in the forest and a rain storm was approaching or something else and all she wanted was a warm bed and roof over her head.\u00a0 Then meeting the others had been a new hope as they were no longer alone.<\/p>\n

He listened as she finished her story of the invasion and meeting up with the ground forces.\u00a0 After it all he was actually quite proud of her for everything she did.\u00a0 Despite everything the group managed to keep a level head about everything and gave them important information about the enemy.<\/p>\n

Mark really was amazed at how much she had done, and gone through to this point.\u00a0 Of course they had helped out tremendously as well when it came to recapturing Sierra.\u00a0 Another person appeared heading towards them.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdmiral, we have need of Toncor,\u201d the young private said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well,\u201d Mark said, watching as Toncor made his way away from them after saying goodbye to Angie.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you\u2019ve gotten to know them?\u201d Angie asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot just him, but a few other alien species,\u201d Mark replied to his niece.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see, things have really changed,\u201d she finally said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd its only just begun,\u201d Mark said to her, knowing the war was anything but solved.\u00a0 Until they found a way to live in peace with the O\u2019krad things would remain in a state of war, something he hoped wouldn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n

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

Toncor made his way down the street looking very unhuman like to him compared to what he was used to seeing.\u00a0 They were thinner, shorter, and more generic looking than what he saw on Earth.\u00a0 Like they were for a specific function and nothing else.\u00a0 Very rigid in structure and wondered if that was a reflection of the O\u2019krad race itself.\u00a0 Beside him were several guards and a captain who was leading them.\u00a0 Toncor heard that there were a few other aliens who had been liberated as the humans stated, and they wanted him to help talking to them.<\/p>\n

He had a few translators with him and hoped they might help, otherwise the main translator would have to be brought down and used to help with a translation.\u00a0 Toncor could only hope that their language was included in the data base they had received in their first contact.\u00a0 It had a lot of unused languages.<\/p>\n

All around he noticed humans who were busy working, destroying one building to construct their own buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat god awful buildings,\u201d one of the soldiers said beside him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd the colors, but intel thinks they see in shades of purple,\u201d another one said.<\/p>\n

Toncor thought that interesting and would explain a few things about reports of how they were dressed.\u00a0 To the humans the O\u2019krads stood out in the forest and other areas.\u00a0 The O\u2019krad seemed to have problems finding the humans.\u00a0 He himself had limited colors as well, but understood that the humans saw a very wide spectrum of what they called visible light and colors compared to other races.<\/p>\n

\u201cPurple, only made them stand out,\u201d the first soldier said as they approached a large building.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is where they housed all of their prisoners, or slaves, whatever they called them.\u00a0 We\u2019re using it as housing for now until we can communicate and figure out what to do with them, and keep them safe,\u201d the captain said to Toncor.<\/p>\n

\u201cAh, yes, Earth animals,\u201d Toncor replied knowing some could be very dangerous to other races.\u00a0 He knew some were dangerous to humans, and while some were deadly to other aliens they were merely an inconvenience to humans.<\/p>\n

Entering the building they moved to a large room which he figured was a sort of eating area.\u00a0 They moved to a table and the soldiers sat down, but Toncor could see the wariness on the faces of the others but many looked at him even as he scanned the crowd until he spotted a familiar form.<\/p>\n

Making his way over to where the figure stood, many moving out of his way almost out of fear which seemed odd to him and stopped in front of the alien before handing a translator to the alien.<\/p>\n

He watched as the alien hesitated for a second before putting it on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m Toncor, a Simian,\u201d Toncor said to him waiting a second before continuing on.\u00a0 \u201cI know your race, some of your survivors reached my homeworld and alerted us to the Dark Race, or the O\u2019krad as they are known.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou are not part of them?\u201d the alien asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen who are you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe left our homeworld when the O\u2019krad attacked, and were forced to stay with another race, one called the Humans, the ones who were here.\u00a0 We informed them of the situation but they are unlike other races in the universe,\u201d Toncor said to him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, they are unusual from what we\u2019ve learned here.\u00a0 They did not act like others, always defiant to the masters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they\u2019ve defended their homeworld and liberated this planet again,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we now have new masters.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, they don\u2019t want you as slaves,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen what do they want?\u201d he asked sounding very confused about the entire situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, their main goal was to liberate their people, you have also been liberated,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, if I wished to leave, I could, they wouldn\u2019t stop me?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, they probably would, but not for the reasons you think,\u201d Toncor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we are still slaves.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, their environment can be very dangerous to alien races,\u201d Toncor replied finally. \u00a0\u201cMany of their plants and animals are deadly to outsiders, that\u2019s why they would stop you.\u00a0 But, there is an alternative that we can use.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toncor looked around seeing that a few others were listening in, most could probably only understand one side of the conversation but it was still interesting.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what is that?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are terraforming another planet in their home system, refugees from my group and one other group are starting to create a new city for us to call home for now,\u201d Toncor said.\u00a0 \u201cWe would welcome you to our city.\u00a0 There is one catch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought there would be a catch, let\u2019s hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe catch is we support the humans in their fight against the O\u2019krad, they are fighting so we might live free,\u201d Toncor said watching him for a few seconds before he replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll my life I was taught by my society killing was wrong, fighting was for primitives, those who didn\u2019t understand were uncivilized,\u201d he said, pausing and looking around.\u00a0 \u201cI have learned from these humans something different, we have watched them.\u00a0 If they would take me, I want to learn to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

That surprised Toncor, he had not been expecting to hear anything like that at all and realized the O\u2019krad changed their outlook on life.\u00a0 Looking back he realized the humans had changed his as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they are fighting to regain their land, why cannot we do that for my land?\u201d<\/p>\n

It took a few seconds for Toncor to recover from his shock, but once he did he looked at the alien in front of him and then at some of the others who seemed to have the same expression in their faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will speak to the humans on your behalf, I do not know how they will take it, but I think they will welcome you on board,\u201d Toncor said.\u00a0 \u201cUntil then, we\u2019ll work on getting you into better quarters and head to Mars, the planet they terraformed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen we\u2019ll look forward to working with them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toncor made his way out wondering how the humans would take this.\u00a0 Perhaps the O\u2019krad had done more than they thought, and it took the humans to show they could stand up to them.<\/p>\n

End part 29<\/p>\n

Continued in part 30<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Master of Violence by AJ Marks Part 29 Mark looked out at the ground watching as the shuttle made its decent to the surface.\u00a0 In the shuttle along with him was Victoria, and Toncor as they went down to check on how things had gone. They had secured the main city, and with new reinforcements […]
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