The Hidden Hybrid’s Redemption
"If they secure the high ridge, their heavy marine units will bypass the harbor gates entirely and drop down into the lower palace courtyards!"
"They won't take a single step on our stone," I snarled, my voice dropping into that chilling, double-toned sovereign resonance that made the solid basalt cliffs beneath our boots fracture.
I ripped myself from his grip, vaulting onto the absolute edge of the highest cliff projection. Below us, a wave of fifty sea-wolf marines were clawing their way up the black rock face, their heavy iron boots scraping against the stone, their obsidian harpoons raised to strike.