Location: New Brazil, (Redacted) Alien Facility Complex.
Mission: Destroy Avatar Facility.

Squad Assigned: Omega 1-5.
Squad Members:

(Redacted) “Hun” (Redacted): Ranger.
(Redacted) “Destro” (Redacted): Grenadier.
(Redacted) “Bullet Bill” (Redacted): Sharpshooter.
(Redacted) “Mox” (Redacted): Skirmisher.
(Redacted) “Elder Bane” (Redacted): Psi OP. (Squad Captain)

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The sky ranger shook as we headed to our destination.

“Shit.”

I open my eyes to see our squad’s grenadier gripping to his seat in front of me.

“Still hate flying Destro?” I asked calmly.

“If I wanted to fly I would have grown wings.” He replied sarcastically.

Everyone else just chuckled.

“hey don’t be scared, if the advent doesn’t scare you then flying should be a cake walk.” Our sharpshooter, “Bullet Bill” or just one of the two said casually.

“Well I can kill advent, not flying itself.”

“calm yourself it won’t be good if you panic before our mission.” The skirmisher “Mox” had pointed out.

“I agree.” I said with seriousness.

“It’s not wise to fear flying as to fear death itself.” Our ranger “Hun” replied with his ‘wisdom’.

“OK!,OK! I get it, I shouldn’t be so worked up.” Destro relented and went quiet.

“relax James it’s not to be likely that we crash due to a small storm.” I said with a bit of a condescending tone.

He looked at me with a look of anger but said nothing.

“listen up omega.” Central came in trough the coms.

“Your mission is to take down the advent facility linked to the ‘avatar project’, you are to infiltrate the facility and plant X4 charges and evac asap.”

“What of the chosen?” Hun asked.

Central stayed silent for a moment before speaking,

“Just be cautious, the ‘Warlock’ controls this area so keep an eye out for any psionic readings.”

“Wilco Central, Omega out.” I said as the pilot spoke up.

“All right boys time to drop.” The sky rangers ramp opened and ropes dropped to the ground, we all jumped and grabbed a rope and descended to the earth.

“this is firebrand all squad members are in position.” The sky ranger flew off leaving us there to complete our mission.

“Omega 1-5 at mission sight,” I said into the coms.

“Roger Omega keep an eye out for any chosen and take out that facility.” Our commander spoke trough the coms.

I nodded my head and told everyone to move up with a gesture.

The location itself had plenty of trees and flora of alien origin, the air felt stale as we moved closer to the target.

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We went for an hour before any activity was present.

Advent patrol.

This patrol had a trooper, Advent captain, and a shield barer.

“that shield barer will be a problem if not dealt with.” I whispered at my team.

“Why don’t you dominate it?” Bill asked.

“Can’t if we don’t want to be spotted before we reach the facility.” I said with modesty.

“So what do we do?” Destro asked.

I gave a short pause.

“We sneak around them.”

“W-what?” Bill looked at me with shock.

“Yea what’s the big deal we can take them.” Destro chimed in.

“Listen to him it’s best not to cause a firefight when we are far from the target.” Mox stopped any argument with my plan.

‘Thanks.’

‘anytime.’

I use my psi abilities to speak into my squad’s minds, usually when we are dangerously close to any patrol.

We get past the first patrol and made our way to the facility.

Soon we do.

“Omega 1-5 target is in view.” I heard static at first but then a voice came through.

“Roger Omega, be careful we just got a psionic spike not too long ago.” Central said with a bit of concern.

“Affirmative Omega moving out.”

‘Careful guy’s I feel a strong psi energy.’ I said telepathically.

‘Chosen?’ Hun asked.

‘No…it’s not that…it’s…different.”

This put everyone on edge.

We made it to a door to the facility and went inside.

“Clear” Mox said with a tone of edginess.

‘hmm…somethings not right…’

“it’s quiet…too quiet.” I said out loud.

“Central this is omega we are in the facility…and it’s abandoned.” I radioed in.

“what do you mean abandoned?” a new voice came in, Lilly Shen.

“Not a single damn soul in here.” Destro said with a bit of disappointment.

“Roger the mission still stands plant the charges and get out of there.” Central ordered.

I never felt so uneasy before.

‘move out and keep your eyes peeled for any movement.’ I ordered.

Few minutes pass and nothing happens.

We reach the X4 target and plant it.

“Omega 1-5 charges are in place and active ready for-” I stop and got a bad feeling.

I ran for Mox and tackled him to the ground…just as a plasma shot went where his head was.

“CONTACT!” I shouted as more fire came from above.

“SHIT! AMBUSH!” Destro shouted in the coms.

“Omega 1-5, setrep!” Central commanded through the coms.

“We are pinned by an ambush by Advent.” I said as I picked up Mox and we both ran for cover.

“Keep calm we have to fight out of this.” Hun said as he shot his shotgun at a trooper in the head, killing it.

I raised my plasma rifle at the closest enemy, a stun lancer running right for me.

“not today.” I pulled the trigger killing him before it even touched the ground from its decent from above.

“EAT SHIT!” Destro revved his plasma repeater and let lose a hell storm of bullets at advent troops.

‘!’

I felt a psi pulse…two of them actually.

“What the fuck is that thing?” I heard Bullet say over the gunfire.

We all look to a new type of enemy.

It was humanoid with a mask, white spiky hair, plasma rifle of sorts, an amp like the one I have, and heavy armor.

Next to it was the chosen named ‘The Warlock’.

“Oh shit.” I heard Destro say.

“Central any idea what we’re looking at.” I asked

Nothing came up for a moment but I heard a faint ‘what the hell is that.’

“If I am suffice to say that the strong psionic readings radiating off that being…I safely assume that’s our ‘Avatar’ that were looking at.” Another voice, Tygan said.

When he said that I did notice a strong psi energy radiating off of it…that and an ethereal looking Elder behind it.

“Now witness the power of the elders!” the chosen said with a malicious glee.

I raised my rifle to shoot at the ‘Avatar’ but it missed and the warlock didn’t like that.

“How Dare you try to defile an Elder, Human!” he shouted and charged a psi blast and threw it at me.

I raise my hand and stop the blast midflight and shot it back.

The ‘Avatar’ put some kind of shield and blocked the attack completely.

After that ‘it’ spoke.

“this is the one called, ‘Elder Bane.’” its voice almost a whisper.

‘Fucking great it knows me.’

“Omega get out of there! We’re reading Advent dropships incoming.”

“You heard the man let’s go!’ I shouted to everyone.

“Not so fast.” The Warlock teleported behind the us blocking our exit.

I raised my rifle and shot him in the side causing him to flinch.

A series of plasma shots zoomed by my head, the Avatar missed.

I didn’t relent as I holstered my rifle and pulled out my amp and charged a null lance.

Now this may seem like bragging, but I am an extremely powerful psi op…enough to actually take control of an Elder hence my nickname ‘Elder Bane.’

I shot my hand forward and the pent up energy flew at the chosen.

Knowing he wouldn’t last long from a powerful attack the Warlock dodged…Barely.

The null lance caught him on his shoulder and hissed in pain.

“I see why the Elders like you.” He said with a cocky expression.

“Get him.” The Avatar hissed.

In an instant the Warlock used his psi abilities and created psi zombies.

I gave a slight grin.

“you know…I always think that’s cool.”

The Warlock chuckled at my remark.

“Indeed.”

He pulled out a grenade…and not your typical frag or plasma.

He tossed it at me and I caught it with my psi abilities and tried to throw it at him.

But a certain Avatar thought otherwise.

I felt searing hot pain shoot through my side and dropped to my knees.

The grenade landed in front of me and detonated.

My world was blurry and my head swam.

‘d-Damn they really put a lot of power into that one.’

‘That’s because your no ordinary human…your…unique.’ The Warlocks voice echoed in my mind.

I felt a hand grab my shoulder and drag me.

‘S-Shit.’

‘Language~’

‘sh-shut the fuck up.’

I heard my squad mates call out my name as I felt the Warlock ready a teleport.

‘N-NOT TODAY!’

I turned on my Psi Gauntlet and stabbed my ‘captor’ in the chest.

We both fell into the open rift as I fought to regain control of my body.

Our Psi energies collided and caused a violent reaction.

“O-*Static*” was all I heard before I passed out.

Author's Note

This is my first story I am posting, I Hope you all enjoy.