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Line 46: On 7 August [[3015]], thirteen years prior to the events from ''Karma'', several youths from the underground city of Bram-Ze on [[Niomede]]-4 including young militia [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] recruit [[Jen Xiao]], his sister [[Goda Dscheng|Goda]] and his future girlfriend [[Meh Walong|Meh]] travel to the neighboring underground city of Wa-L-Sum for a contest among local children that involves recovering pyrite from deserted (and off-limits) mining caves. In a chance encounter they witness members of the [[servitor]] caste being hunted down by troops and ultimately shot by a noblewoman for sport. [[Warrior House Fujita]] is in the process of brutally clearing out a settlement of unowned servitors, capturing suitable five-year-old children for their training cadre and killing all others. On 7 August [[3015]], thirteen years prior to the events from ''Karma'', several youths from the underground city of Bram-Ze on [[Niomede]]-4 including young militia [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] recruit [[Jen Xiao]], his sister [[Goda Dscheng|Goda]] and his future girlfriend [[Meh Walong|Meh]] travel to the neighboring underground city of Wa-L-Sum for a contest among local children that involves recovering pyrite from deserted (and off-limits) mining caves. In a chance encounter they witness members of the [[servitor]] caste being hunted down by troops and ultimately shot by a noblewoman for sport. [[Warrior House Fujita]] is in the process of brutally clearing out a settlement of unowned servitors, capturing suitable five-year-old children for their training cadre and killing all others. − Fourteen years later, following his heroic exploits in defending Niomede-4 from an attack by rogue Andurien forces (as narrated in the earlier novel ''Karma''), Jen is proposed as a candidate for the [[Death Commandos]] by Duke Tell and arrives on [[Grand Base]] on 3 May [[3029]] together with his servant [[Oala]]. Jen meets his instructors and fellow cadet [[Elisa Miwong]], with whom he soon begins a relationship, though the very harsh and cruel training regimen in Chángyè Chéng, the City of Death, leaves little time for anything else. Elisa is the daughter of ''[[Shonso]]'' [[Jukon Miwong]] of Grand Base, who owns and operates a large 'Mech maintenance facility on Gebrar Island. + Fourteen years later, following his heroic exploits in defending Niomede-4 from an attack by rogue Andurien forces (as narrated in the earlier novel ''Karma''), Jen is proposed as a candidate for the [[Death Commandos]] by Duke Tell and arrives on [[Grand Base]] on 3 May [[3029]] together with his servant [[Oala]]. Jen meets his instructors and fellow cadet [[Elisa Miwong]], with whom he soon begins a relationship, though the very harsh and cruel training regimen in Chángyè Chéng, the City of Death, leaves little time for anything else. Elisa is the daughter of [[Shonso]] [[Jukon Miwong]] of Grand Base, who owns and operates a large 'Mech maintenance facility on Gebrar Island. Upon finding out that Oala has joined the Ash Witch cult Elisa makes the servitor take her to one of the meetings out of curiosity on 8 August, and accepts an injection of silicates, thinking her body fit enough to cope. However, she falls into a coma. This reckless endangering of her life is regarded as a violation of her Death Commando vows by the trainers, as Elisa had pledged her life to the Chancellor (and was not free to recklessly risk it without orders). Over the desperate pleas of her father it is decided that the remaining six cadets including Jen have to bludgeon her to death with wooden clubs. Jen hands Oala over to a ''mandrissa'' to be her new owner (incidentally the same noblewoman who killed servitors for sport fourteen years earlier on Niomede, but had a change of heart since and has taken to caring for servitors and preparing them for their [[philosophical exam]] to become full citizens). Upon finding out that Oala has joined the Ash Witch cult Elisa makes the servitor take her to one of the meetings out of curiosity on 8 August, and accepts an injection of silicates, thinking her body fit enough to cope. However, she falls into a coma. This reckless endangering of her life is regarded as a violation of her Death Commando vows by the trainers, as Elisa had pledged her life to the Chancellor (and was not free to recklessly risk it without orders). Over the desperate pleas of her father it is decided that the remaining six cadets including Jen have to bludgeon her to death with wooden clubs. Jen hands Oala over to a ''mandrissa'' to be her new owner (incidentally the same noblewoman who killed servitors for sport fourteen years earlier on Niomede, but had a change of heart since and has taken to caring for servitors and preparing them for their [[philosophical exam]] to become full citizens).
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On 7 August [[3015]], thirteen years prior to the events from ''Karma'', several youths from the underground city of Bram-Ze on [[Niomede]]-4 including young militia [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] recruit [[Jen Xiao]], his sister [[Goda Dscheng|Goda]] and his future girlfriend [[Meh Walong|Meh]] travel to the neighboring underground city of Wa-L-Sum for a contest among local children that involves recovering pyrite from deserted (and off-limits) mining caves. In a chance encounter they witness members of the [[servitor]] caste being hunted down by troops and ultimately shot by a noblewoman for sport. [[Warrior House Fujita]] is in the process of brutally clearing out a settlement of unowned servitors, capturing suitable five-year-old children for their training cadre and killing all others. | On 7 August [[3015]], thirteen years prior to the events from ''Karma'', several youths from the underground city of Bram-Ze on [[Niomede]]-4 including young militia [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] recruit [[Jen Xiao]], his sister [[Goda Dscheng|Goda]] and his future girlfriend [[Meh Walong|Meh]] travel to the neighboring underground city of Wa-L-Sum for a contest among local children that involves recovering pyrite from deserted (and off-limits) mining caves. In a chance encounter they witness members of the [[servitor]] caste being hunted down by troops and ultimately shot by a noblewoman for sport. [[Warrior House Fujita]] is in the process of brutally clearing out a settlement of unowned servitors, capturing suitable five-year-old children for their training cadre and killing all others. | ||
| − | Fourteen years later, following his heroic exploits in defending Niomede-4 from an attack by rogue Andurien forces (as narrated in the earlier novel ''Karma''), Jen is proposed as a candidate for the [[Death Commandos]] by Duke Tell and arrives on [[Grand Base]] on 3 May [[3029]] together with his servant [[Oala]]. Jen meets his instructors and fellow cadet [[Elisa Miwong]], with whom he soon begins a relationship, though the very harsh and cruel training regimen in Chángyè Chéng, the City of Death, leaves little time for anything else. Elisa is the daughter of | + | Fourteen years later, following his heroic exploits in defending Niomede-4 from an attack by rogue Andurien forces (as narrated in the earlier novel ''Karma''), Jen is proposed as a candidate for the [[Death Commandos]] by Duke Tell and arrives on [[Grand Base]] on 3 May [[3029]] together with his servant [[Oala]]. Jen meets his instructors and fellow cadet [[Elisa Miwong]], with whom he soon begins a relationship, though the very harsh and cruel training regimen in Chángyè Chéng, the City of Death, leaves little time for anything else. Elisa is the daughter of [[Shonso]] [[Jukon Miwong]] of Grand Base, who owns and operates a large 'Mech maintenance facility on Gebrar Island. |
Upon finding out that Oala has joined the Ash Witch cult Elisa makes the servitor take her to one of the meetings out of curiosity on 8 August, and accepts an injection of silicates, thinking her body fit enough to cope. However, she falls into a coma. This reckless endangering of her life is regarded as a violation of her Death Commando vows by the trainers, as Elisa had pledged her life to the Chancellor (and was not free to recklessly risk it without orders). Over the desperate pleas of her father it is decided that the remaining six cadets including Jen have to bludgeon her to death with wooden clubs. Jen hands Oala over to a ''mandrissa'' to be her new owner (incidentally the same noblewoman who killed servitors for sport fourteen years earlier on Niomede, but had a change of heart since and has taken to caring for servitors and preparing them for their [[philosophical exam]] to become full citizens). | Upon finding out that Oala has joined the Ash Witch cult Elisa makes the servitor take her to one of the meetings out of curiosity on 8 August, and accepts an injection of silicates, thinking her body fit enough to cope. However, she falls into a coma. This reckless endangering of her life is regarded as a violation of her Death Commando vows by the trainers, as Elisa had pledged her life to the Chancellor (and was not free to recklessly risk it without orders). Over the desperate pleas of her father it is decided that the remaining six cadets including Jen have to bludgeon her to death with wooden clubs. Jen hands Oala over to a ''mandrissa'' to be her new owner (incidentally the same noblewoman who killed servitors for sport fourteen years earlier on Niomede, but had a change of heart since and has taken to caring for servitors and preparing them for their [[philosophical exam]] to become full citizens). | ||