Poison
Poison | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Jason M. Hardy | |
| Publication | |
| Published | 25 October 2004 |
| Publisher | BattleCorps |
| illustrator(s) | Chris Lewis |
| Pages | 11 |
| Chronology | |
| Era | Civil War era |
| Timeline | 21 February 3065 |
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Poison is a short story by Jason M. Hardy that was first published online on BattleCorps on 25 October 2004. It was later republished in print in the first BattleCorps anthology, The Corps.
Teaser Text
| “ | A man flees a fight. / Does no one care for his life? / Who will he turn to? | ” |
Plot Summary
Professional criminal Lukas Azhenov has fled from Luthien to his homeworld Tikonov after Omi Kurita was murdered with a poison, fulmitoxin, that he had crafted and sold. On Tikonov, he is unexpectedly caught between the fronts of the FedCom Civil War as fighting breaks out in the city of Tukwila. With increasing desperation and hoping to somehow catch a DropShip to bring him away Lukas moves across the urban battlefield. His hopes are frequently dashed and before long he is trying hard to simply survive. Ultimately, after he is wounded in a crossfire and unable to move, he is crushed by a BattleMech that steps on his body without even noticing him.
Featured Characters
- Lukas Azhenov
- Omi Kurita (mentioned)
- James Sandoval (mentioned)
- Victor Steiner-Davion (mentioned)