The moment they touch ground they know the planet is deserted. if their masks allowed them to ability to breath the scent of death and brimstone would have choked their lungs.
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They advance quickly there’s no need to be self-conscious whoever created this devastation was already long gone. All they needed to do was move through the wreckage and see if they could find survivors.
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But Finna knew the moment her boot touched the scorched ground the Albatrosses would not be pleased with this. After all this was a new planet they purchased it fair and square along with it’s people, but whatever people were left if alive would be placed in ships to the next Albatross home world for questioning.
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And it would take years to refurbish this planet to it’s once beautiful appearance.
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She walked slowly her gun in hand as her gaze wandered from ruin to ruin, she wondered what this planet would have looked like in it’s prime. How the buildings were possibly so tall it could reach it’s one white clouds, how the air was possibly breathable and clear...how beautiful the waters must have been.
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“Report?”
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“Nothing kicking yet...all I’ve found were bones and fins.”
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She frowned well then that crossed a few people off their list of possible suspects for this, although this level of destruction resembled Scavengers they weren’t prone to leaving anything behind. They took everything especially bones and fins they were the most useful part of planets after all and a single mermaid fin could get you quite a lot from the black markets these days.
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“Keep looking if you find a live one you know what to do.”
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“Copy that.”
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With that Finna turned her attention away from the Comm she knew could leave the civilians to them which left her with the potential to find royals. They were the most likely to survive an invasion, they had supplies and bunkers something the others would most likely not have which meant they could leave their people to slaughter while they got away unscathed.
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Corals and dried clams were crushed under her boot her eyes narrowing as she gazed toward the walls noticing how spots of red contrasted with alabaster.
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So even the rich weren’t protected from this attack…
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“Civilian area clear whatever attacked didn’t leave anyone alive.”
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Finna nodded her her head slowly fingers pressed against her temple, “understood...return the ship we’re done here” there was nothing left to do but fill out paperwork and informed the royals of their loss.
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A over exasperated sigh filled her ears before the Comms shut off and she was left in silence. Finna took one last look at the scenery around her before she shook her head turning on her heels to return to the ship, before sparkles of white and gold filled her peripheral vision.
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She tensed tightening her grip on the handle of the gun before she took a small step toward the direction of the sparkles.
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She stepped slowly instincts taking over as her fangs tickled her bottom lip, she walked away from the glow of alabaster toward the dried earth. There was a pool a few feet in front of her no doubt secluded only for the royals who once lived in this palace, the water was red and orange a color no doubt created from the body that laid in it, sounded by broken vases and wilted flower petals that descended from the now dead trees.
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The blue skinned being laid stretched out and unmoving in the pool, long hair draped over one shoulder as a rainbow of various colors shined from their scaly tail, their eyes were closed giving the false appearance that they were sleeping.
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Finna relaxed her finger moving from the gun trigger as she moved slowly up the three steps toward the pool, she walked toward the being...no female the breasts clearly alluded to it’s biological sex.
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She pressed her fingers toward it’s gilled neck checking for a pulse or anything to allude that it was alive, the response was small and faint.
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Alive...but what she doing out here alone? Surely there would be people to take her to a secure location the attack couldn’t have been so sudden that they didn’t have to time to guard a member of the royal family.
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Finna lifted her hand gently moving a stray strand of hair behind a webbed ear while her free hand pressed against her temple.
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“Got a live one…”
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“Really? Damn you always get lucky...bring it in.”
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She reached into the pool making sure her arms around the female were secure before she slowly rose to her feet, carrying her with ease. There was a small groan from the being in her arms as she turned her face toward her chest Finna frowned at the movement but didn’t protest as she moved toward the palace’s entrance.
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“Hey boss what was this place called I can’t find it’s name listed anywhere in the systems.”
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Finna almost rolled her eyes holding in a small grumble as she watched the female go back into a restless sleep.
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“Mars.”
