This piece is an entry into the War Stories competition being run by Prosieben to turn a fan-submitted story into a graphic novel. You can vote here. You can vote for one story in each round for each faction. This story is in Round 3 New Conglomerate, in case you liked it. Thanks for voting!

As the dropship approached the target from 300m above, Taylor was struck by the beauty of the scene. Three fully-laden galaxies of Bear platoon’s air assault fleet droned alongside his own, flak bursts popping all around them like fireworks. Strobes of blue and purple tracers illuminated the dying sun over Indar, the shimmering biolab dome glinting with every passing shot.

At the landing pad he could just make out hurried figures making final defensive preparations; a cluster of Vanu infantry ready to open fire the moment Alpha squad hit the tarmac. Despite being encased in the safety of his MAX suit, Taylors’ heart beat a mile a minute at the thought of the painful duty to come.

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