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and
looked pensive.
“There’s one
thing I don’t understand, though. If you’re a Fury, and Ares was your mentor
. . .”
“Yeah, what about
it?”
“I thought
Olympians and Furies were deadly enemies. I mean that’s what I have read. How
come you two were even talking?”
“I know, but
Aphroditis contacted me. She sees the future or something. I’m not entirely
sure of anything anymore. But she’s persuaded that I’m the key to saving the
universe from the forces of darkness.”
Keera burst into
a laughing frenzy.
“What’s so
funny?”
“I’m sorry, it’s
not so much what you said but how you said it, Chase. You know? I mean, you’re a
nice guy and with all that happened—you saving me from rape a few hours ago . . . And now you’re casually
telling me that a deity told you that you’re the key to saving the universe.
Boy, do you ever sleep at night?”
“There are more
than enough times when I have trouble, in fact.”
“I bet. I mean,
I’d be scared shitless if someone told me that. How did it not paralyze your
every move? I would have second guessed every one of my actions in your place.”
“I’ve had my
doubts, and some of the decisions I’ve made cost lives . . . millions of lives.”
Keera’s
expression changed.
“You heard of the
Zarlack and Obsidian attack on planet Earth?”
“Yeah, not long
ago, in fact. Now that the new Earth Alliance is kicking the Zarlacks’ butts, the
Alliance is almost all we hear about on the galactic news broadcasts. It’s
funny, I had never heard of Earth before. But they’re in the news every day or
so now.”
“I saw some of those
bulletins.”
“You were
involved with that?”
“You could say
that.”
Something beeped
and Keera looked at her controls.
“You’ll have to
tell me another time. We’re dropping out of hyperspace.”
“Any habitable
worlds?”
“Scanning . . . Nope.”
“Can you scan for
signs of technology?”
“Let me
recalibrate the sensors. Wait . . .
I detect something faint. Could be a misread. Within an asteroid field.”
“Aphroditis told
me they were hiding from Argos, so the asteroid field seems a likely candidate.
Let’s check this out.”
“Adjusting
course.”
*
* *
Chase approached
the target destination within his cloaked F-147.
“I’m almost there.”
“What happened? I
saw you leave the cargo bay and then I lost you. Can’t see you on any of my
sensors.”
“I’m cloaked.”
“That’s a neat
trick.”
“Yeah. Please let
me know the moment you detect any other ship’s presence. Stay alert and perform
continuous, long-range scans.”
“Expecting
visitors?”
“I have no idea
what to expect, but we’re not in a position to take on too many adversaries.
The F-147 is a killing machine, but it’s only one lone starfighter.”
“Copy that. I’ll
let you know if anything shows on my instruments.”
“Thanks, Keera,
see you soon.”
“Chase?”
“I’m listening?”
“Be careful,
okay?”
“No promises,”
answered Chase before turning off the comms.
As he approached
the asteroid, his instruments registered more signs of technology. This is
the place, he thought. In fact, he could feel it in his bones. He didn’t
need any instruments. He felt drawn to the place.
Soon he detected
a small entrance within the floating rock, one of the biggest asteroids in the
field. He maneuvered his craft and scanned for force fields or shields. There
was an artificial force field, but nothing preventing entry, so he de-cloaked
and landed in what looked like a cargo bay.
He stepped out of
his ship and started walking. Soon he arrived at a brightly lit, pristine,
white corridor that went both ways, but he knew to take the left. It was a
weird sensation, knowing instinctively where to go.
Near the end of
the corridor there was some damage to the walls: a panel ripped out of the wall
with some cables dangling, and traces of blood. An arm lay on the
looked pensive.
“There’s one
thing I don’t understand, though. If you’re a Fury, and Ares was your mentor
. . .”
“Yeah, what about
it?”
“I thought
Olympians and Furies were deadly enemies. I mean that’s what I have read. How
come you two were even talking?”
“I know, but
Aphroditis contacted me. She sees the future or something. I’m not entirely
sure of anything anymore. But she’s persuaded that I’m the key to saving the
universe from the forces of darkness.”
Keera burst into
a laughing frenzy.
“What’s so
funny?”
“I’m sorry, it’s
not so much what you said but how you said it, Chase. You know? I mean, you’re a
nice guy and with all that happened—you saving me from rape a few hours ago . . . And now you’re casually
telling me that a deity told you that you’re the key to saving the universe.
Boy, do you ever sleep at night?”
“There are more
than enough times when I have trouble, in fact.”
“I bet. I mean,
I’d be scared shitless if someone told me that. How did it not paralyze your
every move? I would have second guessed every one of my actions in your place.”
“I’ve had my
doubts, and some of the decisions I’ve made cost lives . . . millions of lives.”
Keera’s
expression changed.
“You heard of the
Zarlack and Obsidian attack on planet Earth?”
“Yeah, not long
ago, in fact. Now that the new Earth Alliance is kicking the Zarlacks’ butts, the
Alliance is almost all we hear about on the galactic news broadcasts. It’s
funny, I had never heard of Earth before. But they’re in the news every day or
so now.”
“I saw some of those
bulletins.”
“You were
involved with that?”
“You could say
that.”
Something beeped
and Keera looked at her controls.
“You’ll have to
tell me another time. We’re dropping out of hyperspace.”
“Any habitable
worlds?”
“Scanning . . . Nope.”
“Can you scan for
signs of technology?”
“Let me
recalibrate the sensors. Wait . . .
I detect something faint. Could be a misread. Within an asteroid field.”
“Aphroditis told
me they were hiding from Argos, so the asteroid field seems a likely candidate.
Let’s check this out.”
“Adjusting
course.”
*
* *
Chase approached
the target destination within his cloaked F-147.
“I’m almost there.”
“What happened? I
saw you leave the cargo bay and then I lost you. Can’t see you on any of my
sensors.”
“I’m cloaked.”
“That’s a neat
trick.”
“Yeah. Please let
me know the moment you detect any other ship’s presence. Stay alert and perform
continuous, long-range scans.”
“Expecting
visitors?”
“I have no idea
what to expect, but we’re not in a position to take on too many adversaries.
The F-147 is a killing machine, but it’s only one lone starfighter.”
“Copy that. I’ll
let you know if anything shows on my instruments.”
“Thanks, Keera,
see you soon.”
“Chase?”
“I’m listening?”
“Be careful,
okay?”
“No promises,”
answered Chase before turning off the comms.
As he approached
the asteroid, his instruments registered more signs of technology. This is
the place, he thought. In fact, he could feel it in his bones. He didn’t
need any instruments. He felt drawn to the place.
Soon he detected
a small entrance within the floating rock, one of the biggest asteroids in the
field. He maneuvered his craft and scanned for force fields or shields. There
was an artificial force field, but nothing preventing entry, so he de-cloaked
and landed in what looked like a cargo bay.
He stepped out of
his ship and started walking. Soon he arrived at a brightly lit, pristine,
white corridor that went both ways, but he knew to take the left. It was a
weird sensation, knowing instinctively where to go.
Near the end of
the corridor there was some damage to the walls: a panel ripped out of the wall
with some cables dangling, and traces of blood. An arm lay on the
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