Perceptions - Exploring the enemy & perception

During the final battle of the Apex war, which was a multi teired conflict spurred on by the Zuvic incursion, the major players were Black Faction & CPD ofcourse, but the third was Ayla. 

Ayla had obtained the Apex Serum, becoming one of a tiny few women to use the injection. Long story short, it was a self aware bacterium like organism from the Azlogoth (Special Neon Dark from the First Book) that carried over some aspects of Azologoth features, not DNA. They do not have DNA. 

Aylas skin became hardened, her perception increased, speed, endurance, strength everything. She could withstand rounds to a degree and heal and recover very fast. 

So during the massive battle beneath Mallera-9 on operation Mallera Deep, our Black Faction Unit pictured above (229742) was deployed from a far away base to join the fray. Thousands had already been sent down there, along with thousands of CPD to counter them. 

They were being shot up, swollowed by Azologoth coming from walls, the ground and even the roof.....and some that were animated.

The fighting was beginning to subside between the BFC and CPD forces when Ayla began to clean up the stragglers on both sides.

(229742) was configured heavy to go against CPD forces but upon reaching the surface entrance she was reconfigured light, so as to save equipment losses. To be fair, they were being expended at a massive rate.

Perception of the fight

Ayla had seen this as an opportunity to get revenge on Jayda, blinded by hate she seen everyone in her way as an obstacle. Being the former combat unit herself she had an understanding of what they were and why they were doing...which was an act of commuting to evil for money.

So had no reserves about risking her life, it really didnt factor into her thinking, all she could think about was eliminating them to get to Jayda. 

So like a video game working her way through countless dozens upon dozens of standard combat units, she chewed through them. 

Shooting them with Hbag, breaking necks, throwing them into Azologoth, the faceless minions screamed, moaned, shook, danced , jolted and jiggled. blonde, black hair, white, brown, black skin tall short, 

Their relative weakness to Ayla did not yeild mercy from her, as she delt all of them the hardest blow. The quicker they hit the deck the better.

The most impressive thing for Ayla was their lack of fear or self preservation. Going to insane lengths to take her on. Some would watch a dozen get slaughtered in front of them and still stand to try to take her on.

For  (229742)  its different, there are many of her, they had little knowledge of what was going on when they got there. running in the biggest force she had been a part of, a few hundred were running down a dark corridor to meet with a commander at a forward command post. 

It became evident what they were getting into when they got deeper as bodies indicated something big. 

The commander quickly set them up. send 50 to another area and set  (229742)  along with 5 squads up in a thin corridor. 

They lined the corridor behind what cover they could with orders of "stop what ever comes up that corridor". 

For a combat unit to be in such a large force is a rush, so many bodies with guns in unifrom ready to go. Its almost like she can blend in with the crowd. But as a combat unit, they do feel at one with the many. 

Her perception of the situation is some what passion for serving the mistress in what she does. the uniform gives her a sense of purpose, but she is also there to make money. She joined for a reward and the reward of cash upon completion is in the back of her mind always.

The corridor erupts and well placed shots begin to smack against the bodies of the units in front of her in rapid succession. A couple of rounds fired back from her rifle and two rounds strike her chest. it is over for her that quick....

The impact knocks the air out of her, one round rips into her skin, the powder dispersing, but leaves a tiny little 3mm hole. The other remains intact and doesn't disperse properly. She twists around and lands awkwardly on the ground, the chemical takes effect quite quickly and she passes out. 

a matter of seconds later she comes to, but barely, she knows where she is, she cannot move much, her chest stings and her breath is shallow. 

She can hear firing back and forth with rounds buzzing above her, along with the screams of other combat units being taken out. 

Shortly after Ayla walks over the top of her, stepping over her. She gets a glimpse of what took her and all the others out. A sense of vulnerability comes over her, how did one take em all out??

Her head slumps to the side, eyes still open, she sees just black clad bodies, she watches for a little bit, the shooting stops, so do the screams and silence. She passes out again.

She moves a bit as she has had a lethal dose, but it takes time to act. Her lucid to semi lucid state gives her time to think, it doesnt dawn on her until she remembers learning about BDR round effects. She realizes she is expending. 

with so many bodies lining the corrior, pure silence as they have all been left to be consumed, her perception of herself changes. She realizes she is disposable.