Gears of War: Darkness

Gears of War: Darkness is a short story written by Gruntijackal.

Canon Characters

 * General RAAM
 * Franklin
 * Chaps

Fanon Characters

 * Me (Name Classified)

Species

 * Human
 * Drone
 * Berserker
 * Corpser
 * Kryll
 * Boomer
 * Wretch/Lambent
 * Seeder

Plot
The story takes place during the Lightmass offensive, shortly after Delta Squad (or more specific Dom and Marcus) left the Stranded to go to Chaps Gas Station. It will be written in first person and a man must find his way through the city back to the Stranded outpost. As the man was on guard duty a couple of hundred of metres away.

Darkness Falls
I was standing inside a small balcony over a building. The Locust was acting particullary agressive today. I was armed with a stolen Hammer of Dawn, a Snub Pistol, a Lancer and a Longshot Sniper Rifle. I also had four grenades strapped to my belt. I was a stranded, I wasn't trained for all of this weapon holding. I wasn't prepared for the wait. I looked over, where other Stranded were hiding behind different cover. A squad of Drones were walking down the street. They were acting as if the Queen was personally leading the assault. A few of the Drones were riding on the mighty beast mounts. The creatures were aggresive, like the Locust themselves. I steadied my Longshot. Then, a long, inaccurate shot fired from across the street and missed a Drone by inches. An unknown Locust then called from the back, "Attack!"

Several Wretches ran inbetween the Drone's legs. The remaining Stranded revealed themselves and open fired on the oncoming enemy. Several Hammerburst bullets flew across the streets, hardly any getting the Stranded. Lancer and Hammerburst fire then returned back and five Wretches fell almost instantly. A stranded knelt down and pulled out a smoke grenade, he then started swinging it with a mighty arm. He through it and the Smoke hit and stuck right into a Drone's mouth. The Drone's eyes widened. The exploson ripped the top half of his head off. The lifeless body plummeted to the ground, exhibiting a whole lot of dusty, grey smoke. The beastmounts then rose and charged towards the Locust, I then finally shot, hitting the Beastmount in the head. The owner then flew straight off it's dead companion and flew straight into a wall, breaking his jaw. He turned around as Three Hammeburst bullets flew straight past him. The rider then turned a Stranded around and punched him straight in the jaw, knocking him down to the floor. I then fired again, causing the rider's head to explode. The body then bent it's knees and fell backwards. Five bullets then whacked right against the Balcony ledge, and half of a certain supporter pillar broke apart. I then pulled out the Hammer of Dawn, it was a strange device. It looked like a child's toy. I fired the laser in the middle of the group. The giant beam then activated, completely destroying seven Locust in the area blast. I then slowly guided the target and the gigantic beam moved into the other Locust. After around five seconds, the laser died, and any surviving forces were scattered. I then looked up at the sky, it was getting late. It was almost dark. Then, a true horror appeared. He was giant compared to the regular Drones, and hid two followers were equal in size with him; they were boomers. It is the person everybody feared. He was General RAAM. "Boom!" one of the Boomers called and a giant rocket flew right through the air and it annhilated one of the Stranded's cover. RAAM was wielding a Troika machine gun, in his hand!