A Man or a Monster

November 15, 2007

Xenet 71.43.1 System Msg

TTY31201.11.15

Network Connection Enabled
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I found myself today questioning what I do here on Foreas. I was on a normal routine recon mission after following Orders from AFS High command or, at least what they thought would be normal. My orders were to watch the bane activity near the frontline of divide near outpost delta and assess what they were doing. So I set out and watched the bane labor. It is easy for me to spot an officer because of the way the bane hierarchy works, and normally this would be the target of choice. Not today, not for me, He would be the last one to die.

I captured the Thrax officer but instead of returning to High command. I tortured him, to the point he was beseeching for his life. This was rare for a Thrax to be afraid of a human. He knew he was going to die. I knew I was going to exterminate him. He could tell by the menacing glare in my eye. Was I a monster? This is not just some war between 2 countries. This is a war for the survival of the human race. I will walk through hellfire at any means to get the mission done for AFS High Command. I’m simply a soldier that knows when not to question morality, and if you question my morality, must I remind you of the Machina? I’m neither a man nor a monster. I am an ASF Soldier.

—Sgt. Jerec Suron
The Misfit Mercenaries