Celestial Ascension by Eddie R. Hicks

Author:Eddie R. Hicks [Hicks, Eddie R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-13T06:00:00+00:00

The assassin trio returned to their transport ship in orbit. Whigli had been quick to react to their call for escape when the Linl psionic unexpectedly showed up. Phylarlie wondered how none of the three saw her teleport in. They must have tunnel-visioned pretty hard—rookie move. Whigli floated over to the cockpit, entering what seemed like a trance, probably merging his mind with the ship’s computer systems.

No one had spoken a word since teleporting back up, much to Phylarlie’s surprise. They had just made the kill of the century, and she was the one who landed the killing blow. “So how do you think the guild will reward us for taking down Hilemei?” she asked.

“Nothing, because he’s probably still alive,” Nodevar replied bitterly.

“His wounds were fatal. If he’s not dead yet, he will be soon,” Phylarlie said.

“You should have cut his head off. It would have made a nice present for the empress.” Nodevar spun his weightless body around to face Phylarlie. “And it would have guaranteed a high-profile target like him wouldn’t receive top-level medical attention. You have much to learn, little one.”

“I agree,” Lettielia interjected. “Always remove body parts—it increases the chances of your target not surviving through surgery if he is recovered.” Lettielia reached behind to remove an object out of her back pouch. “And like Nodevar said, battle trophies are splendid.” She presented a severed human hand still holding a weapon, undoubtedly from one of the security guards she had slaughtered during the ambush.

Both Phylarlie and Nodevar’s heads jerked backward in shock as orbs of weightless blood floated off the hand. “Lettielia, what the fuck?” Nodevar shouted.

Devious laughter erupted from Lettielia’s mouth as she pushed her body backward, floating to the rear of the transport. Lettielia pointed the severed hand toward the three in front of her and made weapons’ fire noises. Phylarlie and Nodevar looked on in disgust.

Whigli’s head slowly turned around to gaze at what was going on behind him, his nose twitching slightly. “She’s crazy,” he concluded.

Nodevar floated forward into the cockpit and said, “She’s sexually frustrated and a Black Fluid addict.”

Black Fluid was the name given to the venom of a small fish that lived in the oceans of J’kin. The fish released a thick black liquid from its fins as a defense whenever it felt threatened by predators in the ocean. Hashmedai, however, were immune to its poisonous effects, as discovered by the first explorers to that world.

What the explorers also discovered was that if a Hashmedai were to ingest the venom, there were psychedelic effects, some of them permanent to longtime users. For the best effect, the venom needed to be fresh, as it lost potency the longer it remained in contact with oxygen. Often the fish was placed alive and whole in the mouth of a user, forcing it to release its toxins. Once the deed was done, it was tossed back into a fish tank for future use.

“Perhaps you should copulate with her to keep her sane,” said Phylarlie.

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