Convergence: Genesis by Flores Bermúdez Heiner; Christina Hopkinson Rachel;

Author:Flores Bermúdez, Heiner; Christina Hopkinson, Rachel;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Babelcube Inc.
Published: 2016-10-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter XI

Wait

Neil Gobi could not believe what he had heard. Denn had confessed to Senlar to being the one responsible for the hijacking of the station, and, therefore, responsible for the fact that they were now trapped on the unknown planet.

He decided to remain behind the pigeonholes, listening as the discussion continued. He had been looking for a way of destroying the leadership that Denn and Senlar shared, and now it seemed he was facing his best opportunity for achieving it. He looked through a small crack, trying not to miss a single detail of the conversation. He was not the only one who had been surprised by the truth; Senlar was looking devastated. He was still sitting on the bench, with his elbows resting on his knees, holding his head with both hands, not saying anything, raising the tension in the atmosphere with every second that passed.

“Say something, please,” begged Denn, when he could not take any more.

Senlar did not say anything; he carried on in his extreme silence. He was trying to find something of logic in Denn’s actions, to no success. Had he gone mad after his convergence, or was there actually some element of truth to it? Could the Colonisers be about to attack? It did not seem likely to him; the whole idea was absurd. There was no motive for doing something like that. He had most likely risked the lives of all those people for the sake of an illusion.

“Please, Senlar," insisted Denn, in anguish.

Senlar's anger was on the increase. The man felt betrayed and fooled. As he progressively went over the facts in his head, the more absurd he found the situation.

"The captain died here, Denn. He was almost a father to me. He would still be alive if it hadn't been for you."

That remark managed to cause tears to run down Denn's face.

"You don't have to tell me that, Senlar. I've felt guilty right from the start. But I had to try to prevent what I had seen."

"Everything you're saying is absurd. You're living in a fantasy in which you are the hero trying to save the universe, but in real life you are a villain. You condemned us all to this place."

"I understand you being angry, Senlar, but you must know that it was never my intention for anyone to get hurt. I was only trying to stop the Colonisers. There was no other way."

Senlar got up furiously from the bench. He was starting to become convinced of Denn's madness.

“Don't you realise how illogical all this sounds, Denn?"

"It's the truth, I assure you. I know it is. In a parallel universe, the robots attacked the Solar System and the Primary Systems. I saw it."

Senlar scrunched up his face. For him, what he was hearing was irrational, and with every new word, it was becoming more absurd.

"You've lost your mind ..."

"It's true, I swear."

"Even if you were telling the truth, and in another universe the Colonisers did do this thing you're saying, there's no reason for it to also happen here.

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