For 10 Years, The Army Bombed The Aliens Underground. They Were Keeping Something Asleep
For eight years, a sapper sergeant has walked down into fresh bomb craters at first light and signed them closed. On the siege world of Bracken, six-ton spikes dropped from orbit cave in the tunnels of a burrowing enemy, and his signature certifies the ground has fallen. Every crater he signs is a piece of the war that is over. Then a crater he sealed in the spring opens again. The thousand tons of stone he dropped into its tunnel are gone. The bone-hard door behind it should be cold. It is warm, and it gives under his hand. The listening bore picks up a wet, endless grinding, like something eating. In the haze over the basin, spotters see jointed legs hundreds of feet tall, perfectly still. The army logs it as enemy activity, though nobody in his sector has seen a live one topside in over a year. He warns that the bombing must stop. Command answers with a final drop on every crater in the basin, citing his own report. The first target is the crater he signed. Whatever lies beneath it grows stronger with every strike, and the army is about to give it everything it has. 🔗 Official Links: The only place to get daily and bonus Galactic Horrors stories with no ads or interruptions is Patreon: 📡 Join Patreon: https://patreon.com/GalacticHorrors Galactic Horrors stories are also available as eBooks on Amazon, with new releases every week: 📚 eBooks: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0H2F5M2B3/allbooks 📖 Written by Galactic Horrors ⚠️ Content Ownership Notice All stories, artwork, thumbnails, and animations featured on this channel are original creations of Galactic Horrors. I do not accept or feature submissions from other creators. Unauthorized reproduction, redistribution, or re-uploading of any content from this channel, in any form, is strictly prohibited and constitutes a violation of copyright. Legal action may be taken against any parties found infringing these rights. 📜 Fictional Work Disclaimer This story is a work of fiction created for entertainment purposes only. The events, characters, and organizations portrayed are entirely fictional, and any references to governmental bodies, entities, or individuals are not intended to represent reality. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or real-life events or organizations is purely coincidental. #scifi #scifihorror #creepypasta Disclosure: This episode includes AI-generated elements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.