Eradication: A Space Opera: Book Four of The Shadow Order by Michael Robertson

Author:Michael Robertson [Robertson, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Phalanx Press
Published: 2017-06-10T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28

After they’d killed the parasite inside the zombie that nearly got to Seb, they checked the rest of the canteen and the games room. None of them spoke for the entire time and Seb felt SA glaring at him for most of it. But he did his best to ignore her and continued to lead the group. Let her be angry with him. As long as she survived, he’d take her wrath.

When they reached the entrance to the sports hall, Seb didn’t even look at SA. He strode in first, Sparks tutting at him as he entered the large space.

The only place in the complex so far—other than the tunnels—not to have a white floor. Soft wood ran the length of the room. It lined the floor as boards butted close enough to one another for there to be no gaps between them. It had various lines in a whole host of colours to mark out different pitches and spaces depending on the game. Basketball rings were attached to the walls. It had a football goal on either side. They even had a climbing wall in one corner. Over in another sectioned-off space, there were skipping ropes, crash mats, and a few other exercise apparatuses.

The air smelled of stale sweat and dust. Seb ruffled his nose at it. “I suppose it makes sense to have a space like this,” he said, his voice echoing through the large arena. “There can’t be much else to do down here other than play sports.” None of the others replied to him, and when he looked at SA, she turned away.

“At least there’s nowhere for the zombies to hide.”

“So you don’t need SA to save your arse in here, you mean?” Sparks said. “Even though you still won’t let her go in before you.”

Seb shrugged. “I didn’t stand on that plate on purpose.”

Sparks put her hands on her hips and glared at Seb. She then pointed at SA with one of her long fingers. “In front of you is one of the most badass beings I’ve ever met. She’d kick your arse in a heartbeat.”

Although Seb baulked at the comment, his mind flashed back to how his gift had only kicked in once the knife had passed him. As much as his ego wanted him to fight for it, he had nothing.

“But all you’ve done since we’ve been down here is push her back and patronise her. You’ve been doing it since we landed. You’re constraining her at every turn. And then you do things like standing on the plate and put us all in danger.”

Seb opened his mouth, but Sparks cut him off.

“And to see how you walked in here. In your haste to be the first in every room, you’re getting reckless and putting all our lives at risk.”

“But …” Seb looked at SA and back to Sparks.

“You’ve got to use her for what she does best.”

“I don’t want her to get hurt.” Seb’s face flushed hot when he looked at SA.

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