The Last Muster

When the scopes at Outpost Cairn pick up a Kessendra-pattern signature, Fourth Squad already knows what that word means to the people who survived the last one.The Last Muster follows Cpl. Ines Okafor and the rest of Fourth Squad -- Sgt. Marcus Teal, Pvt. Dax Renner, Spec. Priya Anand -- as a routine perimeter rotation turns into the first real contact Outpost Cairn has faced since the Perimeter Incident gutted the old garrison. Their augments give them an edge no un-modified soldier has: faster reflexes, steadier hands under fire, senses tuned to catch what baseline eyes miss. But augments don't erase fear, and they don't undo what a squad remembers about the last time this alarm went off.As the Kessendra formation closes on the wire, Fourth Squad has to hold a line that failed once already -- and figure out, in real time, whether this scout is probing for a weakness or announcing something much larger behind it.What's inside:- A tight, boots-on-the-ground military sci-fi story told through one squad's eyes- Cyborg-augmented soldiers whose enhancements come with real costs, not just advantages- A slow-burn reveal of what actually happened during the Perimeter Incident- Fast, grounded combat sequences at a remote frontier outpost- A squad-level story of trust, memory, and holding the linePerfect for readers who want military sci-fi that stays close to its soldiers instead of zooming out to galactic politics -- fans of small-unit combat stories, cyborg/augment fiction, and first-contact tension.