As nervous as he was, those words did not seem to bother Cil one bit at all. “Let us get out there and show these green-tail bastards what Kalham soldiers are made of.” he finished his speech, turned facing the outside and charged. Cil kept up with his group, the other platoons all took different directions to try and surround the zelkin. They went straight in.
The green from the battle rifles flashed in Cil's eyes. The technology of the blast shield tried to dim the lights of the guns and explosions. “Out of the way, look up! Move!” a soldier yelled. Cil looked up, a small speeder ship flew from the sky. It didn't shoot its guns nor fire missiles. Cil charged the left, getting out of the way. As the speeder ship hit the ground it erupted into a large orange and red flame. Parts of the ship went everywhere. Cil flew out and landed with a crash. He scrambled to his feet and looked to the right where he heard screaming. A fellow soldier was on his hands and knees crying out for help. A large shard of metal from the speeder ship shot through his back and out his stomach. Cil jogged over to him. “Cil! Help! I'm in so much pain!”
Cil just stood and stared. The color of blue from his comrade slowly started to darken. “I can't save you...” he said as he took his handgun from his side holster and raised it at the man's head.
“Cil, don't do this! Don't!”
“See you in another life, comrade.” Cil pulled the trigger. The flash of green went into his head and he instantly turned black. Cil lifted his blast shield to see his soldier with his own eyes. A hole was in the dead man's blast shield from the laser bullet. It dripped thick blood. Cil felt no guilt for what he did. Out of the many days he's spent about the battlefield, he's put down many allies. He's gotten used to it, killing his own.
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Afterword: This is episode two to my series Rogue Valor. You can read the whole story here:
Brilliant beginning for Cil's character arc, and the way you held back from building emotion or subliminal judgments of his mercy killing, as well. Perhaps you should explain the blue coloring a bit more, and the fact that it is part of the combat uniform technology as a visual indicator of the soldier's life force.
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