Operation: Chronos - "Of Apes and the Undead"

Excerpt from the journal of

Major General Timofei Teodorovic

3^rd Guards Cavalry Division, Steel Wind

14 Iyunya 1947

“Der’mo,” I breathe, “Is that a zombie?!”

“Da, comrade general,” Koshka quietly replies.

“Since when have these Axis scumbags started defiling the order of nature? They must really be desperate to employ such methods.”

“These must be the forces of the Mongoose, sir. There are scattered reports of forces with the undead among their ranks. If that wasn’t enough confirmation, then those gorillas most certainly are.”

“We cannot afford to go into battle right now. It is too soon… But it seems we have no choice. We strike fast and hard, but at the first chance we break away is that understood?”

“Loud and clear, comrade general.”

I watch the battle unfold, and there is nothing I can do but watch as my forces are overwhelmed. We were lucky enough to have been able to retreat, but we suffered heavy casualties. Those reinforcements are needed now more than ever, or we have not even a glimmer of hope for success.