Relict Legacy

EARTH FORCE

- Book one -

SHEMER KUZNITS

Relict Legacy, Earth Force, book one

A self-published book by Shemer Kuznits

Copyright © 2019
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

I’d like to thank my wife for her continued support and my two young kids who provide constant inspiration.

I’d also like to thank all the beta readers and proofreaders who have helped in the making of this book: Ian Mitchell, JD Williams, Chris Bridgeman, Yoav Golde, Jeremy Diaz, Jason Davis, Ben Evans, and Josh Spinney.

Special thanks to my good friend Gaddy Weisman, who has had a hand in everything I publish, and to Hanan Cohen & Nadav Marx - two other friends who are also my dedicated alpha readers.

And lastly, a giant big THANK YOU to all my patrons over at Patreon, for their continued support and encouragement. Your belief in me is the primary reason I continue writing.

-Shemer Kuznits

1 - A Chance Meeting

2 - First Encounter

3 - Level Up

4 - Scavengers

5 - Mechanics

6 - New Faction

7 - The Space Station

8 - Sheltered Existence

9 - Diamond

10 - Space Trade

11 - Restorations

12 - Detour

13 - Companionship

14 - Moonwalking

15 - Earth Force Rising

16 - Synthesis

17 - Second Contact

18 - Gauntlet

19 - Shooting Gallery

20 - Warped War

21 - Mortal Contact

22 - Voyage

23 – Pit Stop

AUTHOR’S NOTE

1 - A Chance Meeting

Nori raced through the torn-up and dilapidated streets.

Her heart was in her throat and her legs churned as she gave her all to escape the beast that was chasing her.

As she turned a corner, she chanced a glimpse behind her. The giant four-legged monster, metallic tubes sprouting from its body, was closing in on her.

A line of text flashed across her vision.

Warped, level 2

“Shit!” Nori hissed. The text’s appearance nearly caused her to run into an overturned trash can. She knew she was in trouble. She couldn’t shake off the monster.

A metal bar hanging below a set of raised fire escape stairs caught her attention; it was a possible escape route, but if she screwed up, the beast would get her.

With the beast quickly closing in on her, she was left with no other choice.

***

Lana sadly watched the street from the safety of the building’s third floor. A tanned woman with dark-blonde dreadlocks was being chased by one of those creatures. In the past few months, Lana too often witnessed the horrors of the Calamity that Earth had suffered. At first, all electronic devices had shut down, sowing chaos. Then, the mutations started. People and animals transformed into fearsome monsters that hunted and killed indiscriminately. All attempts to fight against the new threat had failed as the monsters proved nearly immune to every type of weapon. The collapse of what remained of civilization was quick to follow.