Avren: An Auxem Novel by Lisa Lace

Author:Lisa Lace [Lace, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lisa Lace
Published: 2017-07-26T18:30:00+00:00

Disappearance

KENNA

The stranger looked humanoid in appearance, but I was sure he wasn't human or Susohnnan. There was something that simply wasn't right about his eyes.

"If you're not sure what to do, it would be perfectly acceptable right now to run away screaming," he said with a mocking smile.

Dar stepped forward, drawing himself up to his full height.

"I am King Darvish Micah Nindan Therossell Shu'in. I am the king of Susohn, located in quadrant 415.29. We have a claim on Wormhole 87 that we share with the humans of the planet Earth. You are trespassing."

The alien's smile turned into a full-on laugh. But Dar continued, following protocol.

"If you handled the removal or deaths of the ten thousand personnel on the Susohn Space Station, I demand that you return them, or I will charge you with the highest penalty of Susohnnan law."

"You are an amusing little creature."

Dar continued as if he hadn't been interrupted.

"I further demand that you release all of the humans and Susohnnan on this vessel as per the Union treaty. It states that all descendants of the Great Race have a right to freedom of person and that no person may own any other person."

Dar finally got his attention. "Well!" The man considered Dar's request for a moment. "When you put it that way..."

He stroked his chin in an exaggerated fashion.

"No," he said, finally. "I don't have to abide by that treaty because my race is not a part of the Union. I am not a person."

"Not a person..." Jared muttered to himself.

"You're an alien," Mana said. "Then why do you look like one of us. How can you speak Unified?"

"Let's just say I'm a flexible sort," he said. "And I pick things up quickly."

I frowned. What was he saying?

He was playing with his words.

He was playing with us.

"If you are not part of the Union, then where do you come from?" Dar said. "What race are you?"

"I'd rather not say. And I don't take questions from slaves. You should feel honored right now that I am speaking to you at all."

"We're not your slaves," Jared said. He looked furious — like he was barely holding himself together. Please don't lose your shit, Jared. I thought carefully, trying to transmit my desires straight into Jared's brain. Who knew what else this nutcase alien could do?

"That's a matter of opinion," he said condescendingly. "When you are mind-wiped and distributed over the mining planets we own, you'll be slaves. Don't worry about that."

Mind-wiped? Oh, fuck.

All of us looked at each other and froze. Suddenly he seemed a lot more menacing. Being slaves was one thing. But being mind-wiped was something else entirely. The stakes had gone up considerably.

We had to get away.

Being mind-wiped cleared most, if not all, of a person's memory. I would still remember basic things — how to dress or cook supper. But the memories that made me who I am would be completely gone.

We might as well be dead because it would erase the parts of ourselves.

"Mining planets?" Dar said, keeping his eyes fixed on the alien.

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