The Stellar Legion

In the suffocating swamps of Venus, a ragged outpost of the Stellar Legion scrapes together men from every corner of the Solar System. The barracks hum with an endless, low‑pitched pipe while scar‑eyed Nahali stalk the mire, waiting for the first rain. Into this grim tableau steps young Commandant Lehn, a clean‑cut university graduate whose fair moustache and polished demeanor clash sharply with the hardened veterans surrounding him.

Lehn issues a call for volunteers to scout the hostile Nahali territory, and three unlikely companions—an Earth‑born veteran, a low‑Martian schemer, and a hulking Titan—answer. As they prepare to leave the safety of the electro‑cannon‑guarded fort, old grudges, secret motives, and the ever‑looming threat of a torrential downpour press upon them. The tension between duty and personal history sets the stage for a daring reconnaissance that could decide the fate of the legion’s fragile hold on the alien world.