Broken Hero Part1 by Chris Hennessy

Author:Chris Hennessy [Hennessy, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 16457407
Published: 2012-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Armanty Security was the second building down a side alleyway. It was a short walk until they reached the main road. Parked just to the side of the alley entrance sat a sleek black limousine. The large man who had been following behind leaped ahead in a single bound once they were close to the vehicle. He pulled open the rear side door and stepped back. Eli gestured with one hand for Dabir to enter, before he stepped around to the other side of the vehicle.

After a few seconds of waiting for a gap in the traffic, the limousine silently moved sideways into the first lane then quickly accelerated forward. From the outside, the vehicle was all black with no windows, but on the inside it was completely different. From just above the bottom of the seats, then all the way across the roof it was lined with digital screens. It gave the impression that they were riding in a convertible, only without the wind or any sound from outside.

For a long period, Dabir stared up at the endless lines of small capsule-shaped pods that ran along the maze of overhead rails. Like most people, that was his normal mode of transport. The actual roadway was mainly used for cargo vehicles; very few people on the station had their own transport.

For most of the time Eli Johansen remained silent. He gave a couple of short dismissive answers to some of Dabir's questions, but wouldn't give out any more information than he already had.

Eventually the vehicle slowed, then once again shifted sideways at a ninety degree angle. It came to a halt right in front of the tallest building on Capital Station. It was so tall that there was a measurable difference in gravity between the top and bottom floors. Because of the way the cylindrical station rotated the closer you were to the centre the less gravity was generated.

Eli led the way through the Kedan headquarters building. For the entire way from the limousine to their final destination on the top floor, there had been someone on hand to open doors or press buttons for elevators. Dabir wasn't sure if he found the whole thing amusing or frustrating. I could get used to it; he finally decided.

Most of the building he passed through had been typical business offices although extravagantly decorated with paintings on the walls and statues or other artwork in large glass cases.

As the elevator stopped at the top floor, Dabir felt his stomach do a full somersault. The slight difference in gravity was going to take some time to get used to. The doors opened revealing a level of extravagance that Dabir had never seen before. There was a small entranceway followed by a long corridor all lined in wood panelling and gold fixtures. He stepped forward awkwardly, not quite accustomed to suddenly weighing several kilograms less.

"Is this real wood?" he asked, instantly answering his own question as he ran his hand down the grain.

"Mr.Kedan is waiting," Eli replied, stepping past him and continuing down the corridor.

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