Celestial Ascension (Splintered Galaxy Book 1) by Eddie R. Hicks

Author:Eddie R. Hicks [Hicks, Eddie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2016-12-13T00:00:00+00:00

Some time had passed as Phylarlie moved toward the middle of the transport to take inventory of her equipment, mainly her disks. A lot had been used in the last two operations. She noticed Whigli looking at her, giving her that same stare from when they first encountered each other in the desert.

“Do I amuse you?” she bluntly asked.

“You look…familiar,” he said.

“You don’t to me.” She finished her inventory check. Good to go for a few more missions.

“Do you have a sister?”

Phylarlie froze, and her eyes opened wide. Noylarlie’s existence was supposed to be a secret. “What prompts you to ask such a personal question?” she asked.

“Forget I asked.” Whigli peered out the cockpit’s window with the human world in view, and he then asked, “Have you encountered any interesting peaceful places on this world yet?”

Phylarlie floated next to him in the cockpit and pointed to the southern polar region. “Down there, it reminds me of Paryo and the great plains of Taxah.”

Whigli’s gaze returned to her. “We have a bit of free time before we plan our next move. Let me take you there.”

Phylarlie suspected something was up, but a break to relax would help her prepare for the challenges ahead. Besides, those penguins are so cute.

………

Phylarlie and Whigli materialized from the blue light of his teleport. Snow and ice were all they were able to see for miles, with a cluster of penguins meandering about. A joyful smile appeared on her face as she ran over to get a closer look at them. Whigli followed behind, walking and taking his time to observe the terrain. She knelt beside a small group of penguins, one of many in the area. One took interest in her, waddling its way over and bobbing its head up and down to examine her. Her holographic display appeared above her, recording the encounter as she gently brushed her fingers across its head.

Whigli stood behind, watching her for a moment before asking, “Does the name Noylarlie sound familiar to you?”

No point hiding it now. Clearly he knows her. “Yes.” She turned back to look at him. “And you shouldn’t know her.”

“We attended the psionic Academy together,” he said.

Phylarlie’s interactions with the penguins stopped as she stood up to fully face him. “So she was discovered?” Whigli nodded. “Tell me everything you know about her,” she demanded.

He paused for a moment and said, “You were with the survivors of the recon team for a moment, yes?”

“I was, yes.”

He smiled. “Let’s make a deal. Tell me everything about the psionic they have with them, and I’ll give you an update about your little sister.”

Phylarlie crossed her arms. “Why her in particular?”

“Captain Jerut has a kill order placed on their team. I couldn’t care less about them.” His head tilted toward the clear skies. “But her…I need to get out of that mess.”

………

Nodevar breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Whigli and Phylarlie teleport away. He floated away from the cockpit toward Lettielia at the back of the ship.

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