Dark Energy: Set in The Human Chronicles Universe (The Adam Cain Saga Book 5) by T.R. Harris

Author:T.R. Harris [Harris, T.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tom Harris Creations, LLC
Published: 2020-04-22T16:00:00+00:00

Summer, Monty and Tidus had built a camp fifty feet back in one of the larger mines. They’d been there for about a month, the latest in a long string of such encampments, this one among a cluster of eight shafts cut into this part of Mt. Zocor. The good thing about camping out in old mine shafts is they were well-protected against the elements and secure—if one didn’t venture too far into the mine. But they did play havoc with radio communications.

With a battle raging in space for the very survival of Navarus, Summer was making frequent trips to the mine’s entrance to check on link reception. They weren’t too far into the shaft to cut off all communications, but she couldn’t be sure. And this was one call she didn’t want to miss.

The air was cold and brisk at eight thousand feet elevation, sweeping down the steep slopes and chilled by the remains of the Winter snowfall. It was a little past mid-day, and another reason she came out was to look for intruders. For the past week or so, the mountains had been inundated by refugees from Kanac and Balamar, believing the mines would protect them against any attack Kanan may foist upon their communities; however, not as many people had shown up since the destruction of Dasnon became news. For those who couldn’t get off the planet, there wasn’t much point of heading for the hills for safety, not if the entire world would be destroyed.

Summer squinted against the bright sunlight, looking over the wide plateau outside the entrance. At one time, this mine was one of the major operations on the mountain, and a graveyard of rusted equipment lay strewn about. Beyond was a forest road that hugged a steep decline, covered in Navarean pine, or an alien variety of the conifer. They looked and smelled like pine, so to Summer, they were pine. Looking out on the all-too-familiar scene allowed her to forget the fact that she was on an alien world five thousand light-years from her home. And not having the towering, blue-haired Juirean Tidus around to remind her of where she was, that was helpful, as well.

A movement down the road caught her attention, something out of sync with the swaying of the trees in the mountain breeze. Summer sighed and shook her head. Another group of refugees from the city. Over the months, Summer had come to see the Zocor Range as her mountains. She lived most of her life here now, and usually, no one intruded on her sanctuary.

Frustrated, she went to investigate the intruders along the narrow dirt roadway, determined to use her Human abilities to let whoever was there know that they weren’t welcome.

She walked down the ever-increasing slope until she reached the road. The path was shrouded in shade, and although she dressed for the season, she still shivered from the sudden drop in temperature. The dark figure was hiking up the road, cast in shadow. Suddenly, Summer’s eyes grew wide, and then she pursed her lips.

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