WAR IN THE WEST

Far in the Western Reaches of the mud lands, beyond the city of Bourg, an endless, miserable war plays out in the mud and trenches.

Almost daily, land-trains arrive, delivering fresh Prime troopers for the war, where many of them won't even see the end of their first day on the frontline.

In this region, the Rebel Army of the Western Reaches, a desperate alliance of humans, clones, reborn and demi-mutants, is fighting for its very survival and its simple right to exist.

These mutants and rebels simply want to live their lives...

...but purging mutants with her clone armies is the Prime AI's original main function, and so she sends an endless stream of Prime Troopers to purge the uprising by any means necessary.

Newly arrived Prime Troopers go straight into action.

They have no experience besides their basic training and don't know what awaits them in this muddy desolation.

Supported by armoured war walkers, Prime Troopers cautiously advance across the muddy killing fields for another attack.

As they come into range, the war walkers open fire on the enemy positions.

One of the many fortified rebel positions, the target of this attack, is being pounded by the fire from the war walkers.

The outer defence perimeter in particular is relentlessly bombarded, to open up a gap for the infantry assault.

Hundreds of rebels are killed...

...but countless more are ready to take their place in the perimeter!

The rebel army has war walkers of its own and returns fire.

Burning wrecks soon litter the battlefield on both sides...

While their war walkers are duelling, Prime sends disposable Alpha Troopers to charge into the softened up defence perimeter.

But when they come into range, the defenders open fire and unleash death on them...

Rank after rank of Alpha Troopers is gunned down.

The first wave of Alpha Troopers has taken horrendous losses and has been all but wiped out...

...but a second wave of Prime Troopers is right behind them and pushing closer.

Finally, these troopers manage to take the fight to the rebels!

Just as it seems the Prime Troopers are on the verge of a breakthrough, large rebel zeppelins appear in the sky.

Some of them are brought down by fire from the ground.

But the rest begin to rain liquid fire from the sky. The Prime Troopers on the ground are not prepared for this new horror. Hundreds are burned alive...

...and the survivors break and retreat, leaving behind their dead and wounded

A few scattered survivors make it back to their trenches. The Prime AI does not expect its own troops to survive for more than a few days on the frontline, so there is very little provision for food and shelter.

The Prime army is simply replaced by new arrivals every few days. Those that survive against the odds, try to comfort each other through the horror of their existence as night falls.

The next day, the Prime Troopers prepare for the next attack.

Another day, another assault. The Prime Troopers are gripped by fear when they have to climb over their dead and dying sisters from previous advances. The endless cycle of slaughter continues...