VOR: The Playback War
Chapter One
In the evening that time started to unravel, Alexi had already made
up his mind to die.
But he wanted to find his glasses first.
Alexi crept through the rubble on hands and knees, patting the
ground, his weapon dragging behind him by its shoulder strap.
Bullets tore through the air overhead, occasionally sending a spray
of cement chips pattering down on the back of his armored vest.
Explosions rocked the streets outside the ruined building where
Alexi had taken shelter, making the ground tremble. The air was
thick with the smells of smoke, dust, and ruptured sewer lines. For
three days, the Union's heavy-assault suits had been chewing their
way through Alexi's battalion. The underequipped Neo-Soviet infantry
troops were being decimated. They'd fought and died valiantly, but
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