Bermuda by Karim Soliman

Author:Karim Soliman [Soliman, Karim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781074217822
Published: 2019-07-01T16:00:00+00:00

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When he heard the alarm, Akmenios thought it was the captured hominum. The moment he entered the chamber, his eyes found the sleeping Burke still tied to his seat. The Shomrunk inside him is under control so far. "What is it?" Akmenios asked Cudelios, his second-in-command.

"The Atlanteans attacked our vessel. We lost all our men."

Fury was a human notion Akmenios never grasped, but he knew that, according to human standards, this news was infuriating. "That's unfortunate. What about the homines?"

"The Atlanteans set them all free." Cudelios kept bringing more unfortunate news. "I launched the Fire Storm Protocol to make sure those Atlanteans are fairly punished."

While that might mean losing the homines as well, Akmenios didn't protest. We have lost them already the moment those Atlanteans have found them. "Good decision," stated Akmenios. "Results?"

"Twelve dead homines, twelve still alive. I'm recharging the missile platform for another wave."

The Atlanteans would reach their mountainous headquarters by the time the recharging was complete. And Akmenios had already lost two power reactors last week because of those worthless cannoneers. "No. We cannot afford to waste our energy like that."

"So, are we letting them run away?"

"They know we can raze those mountains to the ground at any moment."

"But we never did."

And we never will, Akmenios thought. It wasn't a secret anyway, even for the Atlanteans themselves. Those homines knew that he must allow them to survive. . . for his people's survival.

"They need to be hammered," Akmenios finally said. "We will lay waste to their side, yet we shall leave them a room to survive."

"So?" his deputy asked. "Another raid?"

"Not yet. We bombard them first, leaving them in chaos," said Akmenios. "Then, we start hunting."

"Speaking of hunting." Cudelios glanced at Burke. "This hominum has seen too much. Every now and then, his mind retrieves something from the memories he has captured from your head. I had to sedate him when he suddenly raved about the corpses and the tubes. He saw the tubes, Akmenios."

That mind-connection session hadn't gone as expected. "So?" Akmenios asked. "Worried he might tell his friends? His friends must have learned the truth from the Atlanteans anyway." He turned his full attention toward Burke, not sensing any activity from him or his Shomrunk. "And he is not going anywhere, is he?"

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