Annals of the Keepers - Rage by Christiaan Hile & Benjamin Halkett

Author:Christiaan Hile & Benjamin Halkett [Hile, Christiaan & Halkett, Benjamin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jovian Werks
Published: 2018-11-23T07:00:00+00:00

Data Cell 34

This forest area we came to rest in was alive with sounds of animal activity.

It was a nice warning system of sorts for the creatures that were pursuing us.

We should be safe here for now.

My galony snacked on fruit to replenish its energy.

As for myself, I wasn’t going to be caught off my feet again.

I’m making weapons.

The ground below us was strewn with sharp volcanic rocks.

I was near a pool of water ringed by trees of the forest. The opening canopy above the crystal-clear water made for a perfect mirror as the clouds above looked as they were moving across the water’s surface.

Rocks and boulders of all shapes and sizes could make for good weapons.

I was making spears and knives with the branches and vines that draped this along aging part of the forest floor. I would make two other sets for my partners, if they made it.

The branch my galony and I rested on was a perfect vantage point, looking over both the pond below and the sky above.

It seemed that our winged foes were more comfortable in open spaces and so, once again, the jungle provided a level of protection.

My galony grunted.

“Not now, big guy. I haven’t finished my weapons.”

I stood up looking around.

It would be too soon to use what I was making if they came now.

The reeking tree-hugger sniffed the air to his front and let out another grunt.

I now saw what he detected.

It was Mistuuk and his galony.

They were swinging in on the far bank, making their way over to us.

Nice to see the little guy.

With a final swing, his hairy beast leapt up to the branch below us.

“Hey, Rels.”

“Good to see you, buddy. Did you see Kayasa?”

“What?” the Cuukzen responded as he climbed off his galony.

“Have you seen Kayasa?”

“I saw her once, but…”

“But what?”

“She was being attacked by two of those flying things, Rels. I couldn’t get to her.”

That wasn’t good. It was hard to stay together with all the chaos alone without being at the mercy of these furbags.

She had been a tough assailant. In a way, she will be missed.

Time to move on.

“Hey, Mistuuk. Get up here and help me finish these weapons.”

“Coming, Rels.”

I wasn’t sure if these would help, but they’re better than nothing.

The flashing lights startled me as they popped up from below the branch I was on.

“Don’t do that, Blink.”

The hovering triangle just, well, blinked at me.

“Go over there,” I said, pointing away. “Mistuuk.”

“Yes, Rels?”

“Keep the bot away from me.”

“She just wanted–”

“Yes, I know. She just wanted to say hello, right?”

“Right, Rels.”

“Have her scan or something. Can she do that at least?”

“I’ll have her scan, Rels.”

“Great. Do that.”

At least we could put her to work. We needed all the warning we could get. These were unfamiliar lands. We were the intruders and amateurs here.

We sat on the branch for the next hour working on our primitive poking sticks.

Our galony ate berries, as did Mistuuk. I had a few myself while the bot flew around the tree scanning the surrounding area.

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