Blazing Serious by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Space Opera
ISBN: 9781487402297
Publisher: Devine Destinies
Published: 2015-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The middle of the night was Jimra’s favourite time. The silence around her was soothing and the bright lights of the city across the lake made for a lovely, twinkling view.

She finished her six hours of sleep and sat on her balcony with a cup of hot citrus tea. She could feel the connection to Huros, but he was asleep right now, so it was less of a pull than it had been.

Her mother had been aware of the old blood link, but shocked that Jimra had managed to execute it. It hadn’t been covered in her briefing because Orden didn’t believe it was possible. After their talk, Jimra felt better, but she was sure that Yoris was going to feel worse. Orden was making him her next call.

When the com chimed, Jimra headed in and answered. “Hello?”

The dispatcher on duty smiled at her. “I have a mission for you, Specialist Artu. It is urgent.”

“What is it?”

“A mining fire. The tricky portion is that you can’t set foot on the world. It is a closed colony. They asked the Citadel for help under the condition that any help offered would not need to walk on the soil. You fit that description. I believe you can go in, fly down, absorb and discharge the fire, and return to the shuttle without standing on the soil.”

“Why is it forbidden for me to walk there?”

“It is a plague world. Each continent contains and treats a different disease, but your touching their world would force them to take you on as a citizen. They don’t want it and neither do you. Will you go?”

“I will be at the spaceport in thirty minutes with my gear.”

“Excellent. Good luck.”

When the com blacked out, she was already shrugging out of her robe and pulling on her bodysuit. Her go bag was ready, and she grabbed it, walking to her balcony and simply falling toward the ground, using fire to propel her up and then out over the water in a matter of seconds.

The flight was now a matter of routine, and her identification was on file at the spaceport. She cruised through customs with her mission on their records and approached the shuttle used for intersystem transport.

She climbed into the ship and closed the hatch behind her. She stowed her gear and headed for the flight deck. “Do you know how much I hate the slingshot?”

The pilot turned and grinned at her as she settled into the navigator station.

“I have only known you two months, and yet, yes, I do know that you hate the slingshot, Specialist Artu. This mission requires some aerial manoeuvers, so it had to be this ship and it had to be me.”

“Thank you, Pilot Rorrom. I am blessed to be on this mission with you.” She buckled her harness and gave him a short nod.

With the darkness all around them, they took off, climbing straight up to clear the tarmac and then angling to pierce the sky.

“Where are we going?”

“Sixth planet in the system.

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