Darkness stretched across the abandoned street, making it hard for human eyes to make out exactly what was out there. Eunji shifted her feet ever so slowly, trying to take weight off of her tired legs without giving away her position. Her nose itched but she didn't want to let go of her rifle to scratch it, so she had to resort to wiggling it around to try and relieve the itch. At least there was no one to see her predicament. The nearest ERF soldier, her squad leader Wonshik, was around the corner from her, watching her back as she was watching his. 

The ERF was a small organization, if it could even be called such. A handful of people who had gotten together to try and fight back, was more like it. And they had a ridiculous abbreviated name, something that Eunji refused to call herself.  Why couldn't they say 'rebels', or 'freedom fighters', or even 'bug killers'? But no, they were the Earth Rebel Faction, ERF for short. What was she supposed to tell someone, 'hi, I'm an ERFian?'

"Stupid name," she grumbled under her breath, the words making nearly no noise, the puff of air in the crisp, cool night air the only true indication she had spoken. Even in her irritation she was careful; their enemy had incredibly advanced hearing, either from their own genetic makeup or from their technology. Earth's remaining scientists had admitted that the alien tech was far beyond human capabilities; despite their insect-like appearances, they were so far elevated above human technologically that Earth's natives were like cockroaches to them. Forget that the damn creatures actually mimicked the disgusting bugs in their own appearances, at least when they were in marching formation. They could stand upright and fire their weapons, towering over human height when they did, but their six legs and carapace bodies could only resemble bugs.

The soft hum of an approaching engine caught Eunji's attention, and her gaze darted up to search the darkened night sky. That sounded like one of the scouting vessels that the invaders used; then again, it could be nothing else since they had destroyed Earth's own tech. Cars refused to start, computers wouldn't work... nothing. Thankfully the weapon she held did not rely on any sort of technology to work - it was an older AK-47 with a wooden ba