Nameless Mercenary's Notes[]
An unnamed mercenary's record of their grueling career as a fighter-for-hire, as well their efforts to establish a personal team of mercenaries. The year in which the journal was written is unknown, but it appears to be fairly modern. Only the months were included in the titles of each entry. The handwriting is neat and easy to read, and a hint of optimism can be read between the lines.
Introduction[]
Another record of the unnamed mercenary, it seems the compensation for their previous job wasn't what they had imagined. On top of that, the next mission had its own difficulties, as well.
Volume II: April[]
The pay we got for that last job was PEANUTS, compared to what we were expecting... But there's nothing we could've done about that. When we got to the employer to get our pay, we got ambushed by a swarm of Eclipsites, and the employer got eaten. All we could do was hide until the Eclipsites left, then search what was left of him for our pay, as well as the ruins. We found some pocket change, but that was it. Couldn't really haggle with the employer in his current state, you know?
So, we sat down to discuss which job to take next. Can you imagine that? We actually had choices now! There were two jobs up for grabs: one was from _____, and it was a hit job on a _____ member. The other was from _____, and it was also a hit job on a _____ member. We thought it was pretty funny, that _____ and _____ had coincidentally come to us at the same time with these kinds of jobs. So we had to choose who to take out: _____ or _____?
I thought about taking out _____ for _____, since I can't stand _____. All they do there is yak on and on about equality and the rule of law, but that's just how they sell their own people's lives from under them. If they were really so fair, why weren't we allowed to go underground as refugees? Where do they get their resources, that they can't spare any for us? And then there's their boss... If everyone is equal under the law, why doesn't he wear the same clothing as normal soldiers, or use the same weapons, or sleep in the same place?
But one of my guys thinks killing _____ for _____ would be way too hard. After all, _____'s defenses are near impenetrable. Anyways, from a difficulty perspective, wouldn't it be easier to kill off _____ for _____? I mean, _____ is in _____, of all places!
"Whatever," I said. "Just choose one, it doesn't matter as long as they pay, right?" I just have to keep working hard, if I want to establish my own mercenary outfit... Although, I'm not a fan of having to risk my neck for that pompous zealot, _____.