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    Losing Ground
    Losing Ground
    Losing Ground
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    Losing Ground

    By Christian Grahn

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    When alien beings reach the planet Djaril, the Mahl'Gun living there are faced with their greatest challenge: their existence must not come to light.
    Yuka and his pack are sent to watch the strangers. What begins as a routine mission soon becomes a life-threatening hunt. But the danger of the strangers has to be eliminated. No matter the cost.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Grahn
    Release dateDec 1, 2016
    ISBN9781393532323
    Losing Ground
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    Christian Grahn

    Christian wurde 1978 in Kiel geboren, aufgewachsen in Norderstedt, Abitur 1997, danach Grundwehrdienst bei der Bundeswehr, Ausbildung zum Tischler. Nach einem Jahr als Geselle nahm er in Detmold das Studium der Innenarchitektur auf, das er im August 2008 abschloss. Nach seinem Abschluss arbeitete Christian 2 Jahre bei einer Ladenbaufirma in Oststeinbek. Seit November 2010 arbeitet er bei einer Messebaufirma in Barsbüttel. Er zeichnet Messestände in 3D am Computer und erstellt die technischen Zeichnungen zum Bau der Stände. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen zwei Söhnen in Henstedt-Ulzburg, im Norden von Hamburg. Christian kam erst relativ spät zum Schreiben. Als begeisterter Rollenspieler hat er sich gerne Hintergrundgeschichten zu seinen Charakteren ausgedacht, aber immer nur im kleinen Rahmen. Jedoch wuchs allmählich das Interesse ganze Geschichten und Romane zu schreiben. Christian nutzt heute seine Zeit neben Beruf und Familie, um Science-Fiction- und Fantasygeschichten und -romane zu schreiben. Wer mehr erfahren möchte, der kann dies auf Christians Webseite www.christian-grahn.de tun. Dort kannst du dich für seinen Neuigkeitenbrief anmelden. Als Dankeschön gibt es kostenlos seine Novelle „Eindringlinge“ und seine Kurzgeschichte „Klon“.

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      Losing Ground - Christian Grahn

      Losing Ground

      by

      Christian Grahn

      Science-Fiction Novella

      Translated into English by

      Christian Grahn & Diana Loos

      I

      I touched the implant in my head to end the radio connection. We had reached the group of strangers. My pack looked at me expectantly. I silently went through the commands I had just received in my mind.

      What now? Banyora rocked up and down. She had always been impatient. Always full of energy and always motivated down to the last hair. But this time she was particularly excited. I could not say that I was not, but Banyora was exceptionally jittery even by her standards. Nioka, Karuah and I threw one another a brief knowing look. Today really was a special day. The strangers had reached Djaril two days ago. Their ship was circling in orbit and this morning they had landed with a small spacecraft. My pack had been ordered to intercept the strangers and observe.

      We were part of a large task force whose job was to scrutinize the situation in the case of outer planetary visits and estimate a potential hazard. This was our first field mission. This was the day we had been training for all these years. For 150 years no-one from outside had ended up on our planet. Not since the Great War. And that was a good thing. We loved our loneliness and wanted no otherworldly contact. Back then our hospitality had brought us to the brink of destruction. Now it was time to test in the field the strategies we had developed since then.

      Banyora infected me with her excitement. It was our practical test. We were the best pack of the unit. However, only during exercises. Granted, the exercises were very good and simulated possible emergencies accurately, but the real emergencies did generate tension. Now we had to show that we were truly the best and deserved to be at the top of the rankings.

      We shall circle the strangers for now and watch. Abnormalities or even a potential hazard must be immediately reported to me.

      Yes, Yuka! the three answered in unison.

      Open radio interconnection, I said, tapping again against my communication implant. My three hunters did the same and I heard three quick pops. Everyone should hear everyone at any time. As in the exercises. Think of our training. We are the best pack and well prepared. No reason to be nervous. Here we go!

      Almost simultaneously we all grabbed our left upper arm. We would shortly step outside the cloaking field surrounding the city, and then only the small mobile unit that each of us carried on our arms would hide us.

      Karuah went away first and became invisible after a few metres. Nioka and Banyora did the same. Over the radio the three reported reaching their respective positions. I was the last to get in position.

      Only now did I have the opportunity to take a closer look at the strangers. They looked strange. Their bodies were covered with a kind of fur. It was blue and mottled with brown and integrated very well into the surroundings. If they had not moved, it would have been difficult to discern them.

      They had arms and hands, as we did. Legs also. However, the exceptional thing was that they walk upright on two legs. This was something I had not seen before.

      We stayed in a square dispersed around the strangers and moved along with them. From up in the trees we had an excellent overview. One of the strangers had a remote control in his hands, with which he drove a vehicle. On the vehicle were several boxes, secured by straps. Furthermore there was a net, which also had patches in brown and blue. The strangers were spread around the vehicle. Altogether there were five. Two a little in front, two right next to it, and one forming the rear. They moved slowly through the woods, as

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