DarkLight - Commando Inc. 1 (Book Excerpt) by C.J. Daniels Buy from amazon.comPage 2 of 4 Tentacled feelers quivered with almost orgasmic delight as he faced those
who would willingly give up their worthless lives for their god.
They were ready. After an eternity of preparation and planning the
opportunity to escape was about to present itself. The fools were in his city.
Soon they would find the sacred chamber, and once the great machines were
activated, he and his army would sweep out and destroy their rescuers. They
would leave this insignificant speck of dust and chaos would again reign over
the galaxy. He would bring terror to all, and death to those who would not
worship him. Moving out onto the ghostly lit balcony, his large body seemed to
radiate the power of the heavens. To those dim witted creatures below, he
thought, he resembled nothing less than a god. With clawed tentacles spread, he
spoke to his minions.
"My people, listen closely. The time is near. For a millennia we have been
imprisoned. Vengeance shall be ours! We will swarm through the galaxy. Those
who stand in our way will feel the bite of your jaws on their soft weak flesh.
I promise you, my children, their blood will nourish you. You will feel their
strength become your own. You will teach them fear and terror. The terror that
only comes from prey when it finds nowhere left to run. We will take that which
should have been ours so long ago. We will conquer. We will rule. It is our
right!"
A chant began to rise from the many creatures assembled, a chant that
quickly spread. "DONAR!...DONAR!...DONAR!." Donar looked and knew they were
ready.
They would take, and they would kill. Do anything he wished. Donar opened his
mouth into a horrible grin. His great sharp teeth flashing to his blood thirsty
audience. His reptilian head moving from side to side, taking in the spectacle
before him.
Down below, his werewolf guard patrolled inside the great wall. They
circulated amongst the others, always searching for those who were disloyal.
Disloyalty was punishable by death. The sentence served immediately by the
overzealous guard. Rarely was there anything remaining of the traitor to
dispose of. The mutant wolves loved their work. After all, with no other game
to hunt, it met their daily minimum nutritional requirements. Under their dark
fur their skin was a hard armored shell capable of withstanding extreme
physical punishment. Loyal, bloodthirsty, and almost indestructible, these
would be the creatures his army would be built around. He was not a fool
though. The werewolves were ambitious by nature and had to be watched
closely.
Donar thought briefly of the others cheering below. Some he would take. The
others would remain here. Though loyal to him, many of them had come from
weaker stock or were living products of failed experiments. The predatory
wolves that he had mutated would serve as his warrior guard, the others would
serve as nothing more than simple cannon fodder.
The werewolves had been the successful cumulation of his experimentation
since being stranded here. The others, results of early haphazard experiments,
were the evolutionary equivalent of insects in comparison. They varied greatly
from each other, with one exception. An army of walking nightmares, their hate
radiated more strongly then a thousand suns. Hideous parodies of life scattered
throughout the planet. Genetic monstrosities seemingly put together without
thought. All the result of his experimentation. The perfect army. An army
created with the overwhelming desire to kill, and to enjoy it. These were truly
his children.
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