Something had exploded right between us

Something had exploded right between us.

I could taste my own blood and all I had was a strong whistling sound. Even though I was certain my eyes were open I could see nothing.”

Then everything stopped and I sank into oblivion.

That was the last thing I remembered and now I regained conciousness, a gentle voice said into my ear. “Suit integrity restored, third degree burns, concussion and eye injuries treated, Med-Evac recommended.

I opened my eyes and looked around. “I was at the bottom of a new crater.”

“More projectiles inbound.” the voice said.

“Shield?” “Shields at 100%. System Damage from initial..”

A tremendous second explosion hit me and while the shields held, the kinetic energies of the blast threw me, dirt and pulverized rock in a cloud of fire far into the air.

“Full Battle Mode !” While the Suit went battle active I switched to hover mode. More explosions shattered the ground all around us.

“Battle Mode active. Threat analysis : Burried explosive proximity mines and chemically propelled artillery fire.”

“Roll Call!” “Fective.”

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