Hells Corps

# The Hells Corps

Hells Corps is a top-secret special operations unit within the Verseinian military. They operate under the direct command of the Sovereign and do not have any other commanding officers.

The unit was formed in January, 2377, as a response to terrorist and separatist activity growing in the sovereignty. They serve as a means to thoroughly demoralize and crush movements deemed unacceptable by the Sovereign. Given their brutal methods, they are used as an absolute last resort; to date, they have only been called to combat three times.

The entire Corps is staffed by clones of a single soldier, Edu Svechnyy, who was 24 at the time of cloning. When faced with extreme acts of terrorism, Asiron Mastana turned to his top generals for answers. Auxillorator Bradley Persch is the one credited with the original idea for the unit, but it was ultimately Edu who formed it into what it is now. Edu was chosen after psychological screening was performed on over one million active duty soldiers in the Verseinian military, and of those, 10,000 individuals were selected for even more rigorous examination. Edu was identified as the most loyal and capable soldier currently serving in the military.

## Formation

Hells Corps was founded in response to widespread terrorist and separatist activity during the 2370's. The primary aggressor was a terrorist organization called The Jade Front. The group was responsible for several large-scale attacks from 2371-2377, with the majority of attacks targeting dense urban environments.

The Corps was founded three months following the groups largest attack on November 8th, 2376, which killed 7,300 civilians and caused over one billion marks in damages to Seren C.C.

## Deployments

The corps has only been deployed three times, all of which were successful at achieving all strategic goals.

The first time the corps was deployed was in August 8th, 2378, in direct response to the Nov. 8th attacks on Seren C.C. A total of 14,000 corpsmen, or "demons" as they are often called, were sent to Kalen City, on planet Hikarr, where the base of operations for the Jade Front was at the time. The corps successfully regained control of the city and surrounding areas, there were no civilian casualties, nearly 5,000 Jade Front separatists were killed, no survivors were found. Corpsmen were deployed via 12 portals in the surrounding suburban neighborhoods of the city.

The corps would not be called into action until 71 years later in 2449 when 5,500 corpsmen were deployed to Iron Town, on planet Pilades-2, to help quell civil unrest in the wake of colonization. 46 civilians were killed in riots pre-deployment, and 32 casualties were reported during deployment, mostly from burn related injuries. Corpsmen were again deployed via portals, this time directly into the city center. They occupied the city for 2 months, 18 days, before handling control to military police, who maintained a presence for years.

Most recently, the corps was sent to aid Hezevonia, an ally of Verseinia, in the battle of Far Creek. Hezevonian soldiers were defending their capitol city, Erud, against Karthan invaders, in June 18th, 2481. 10,000 corpsmen entered the city from orbital drop ships carried by VSS Helios. After 8 hours of battle, control of the city was regained. 143 Hezevonian soldiers were killed during the battle, 312 Karthan soldiers, and 7 Verseinian corpsmen.

## Methodology

Hells Corps is designed to strike fear and crush opposition whenever they are deployed. Most of their battle tactics rely heavily on creating psychological distress in the enemy. Edu Svechnyy is an electromagnetic breaker, with a strong affinity for gravity as well. He, and by extension all clones of him, specialized in pyromancy, magnesis, and sonomancy.

Each corpsman carries the same equipment, a dual-ordnance rifle which can act as a plasma rifle as well as a flamethrower, a fireman's axe, a knife, and several incendiary grenades. Select corpsmen will carry additional equipment, such as the color guard who carries the flag of Verseinia while marching, the

When entering a battlefield, they march in tight formations of 50 men wide, in lock step. A select few corpsmen are responsible for using sonomancy to silence the battlefield to cause confusion and paranoia in the enemy while the corps approaches. The induced silence is powerful enough that you would not hear gunshots beside you; the only sound allowed to persist is the corps marching.

Once the corps has arrived to their destination, they will typically stand in formation for around a minute, without doing anything. Bullet proof all-around armor and magnesis prevents effectively all weaponry from being used against them. Once enough time has passed to cause the enemy to wonder what is going on, the "dispersal" order will be shouted whereupon the corps will break formation and act on their own will, I.E. chaos ensues. The induced silence will be lifted and the entire battlefield will be engulfed in flames.