For Glory by G.P. Hudson

Author:G.P. Hudson [Hudson, G.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thavma Press
Published: 2024-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter sixteen

Jon lay on his back on the medical bed as Doctor Ellerbeck examined him. He wanted to get the procedure over and done with so that they could move on. With any luck, the DNA would help Tallos return to his former self. Tallos was difficult to get along with at the best of times, but this new version of him was particularly difficult to deal with.

The Diakans had gotten back on their feet and were quickly becoming a galactic power again. They had helped humanity in the past, and Jon wanted to keep them as allies. It wasn’t just about averting a war. Rather, it was about returning to the strong alliance they once shared. Diakan battleships had fought alongside human warships since Sol’s liberation and had helped defeat the Kemmar as well as the Juttari.

Jon thought Tallos’s crusade against the Juttari was a distraction for the Diakans. The Juttari were done and would not pose a threat to anyone in the future. Like the Kemmar, they could easily be managed moving forward. The real problem was that this crusade meant the UHSF had to deal with the Mistraan without the Diakans, and now there was the looming threat of the Bane as well.

Of course, getting the Diakans to fight alongside the Dvorkans would be difficult, if not impossible. The Dvorkans had taken advantage of the Diakans’ misfortune and had tried to take Diakan territory for themselves. They defeated the occupying Juttari to do so, but that did not matter to the Diakans. The Dvorkan Empire was also a theocracy at the time, worshiping the Antikitheri as gods. Emperor Kriss was still in power, but his hand had been increasingly controlled by the zealots around him. Tallos didn’t care about any of that. Nor would he care that Miira was in power now.

He wondered if he could get Miira to offer something to the Diakans to repair their relationship. Considering the animosity the Diakans felt, it would have to be a grand gesture to sway them. Jon didn’t know if that was possible, and even if Miira agreed, he was hesitant to suggest it as it could put Miira in a precarious position.

It was a challenging landscape to navigate. On the one hand, he was allied with an expansionist empire trying to recreate its past glories. His allies on the other hand, were a former galactic powerhouse obsessed with exterminating their enemy. To make matters worse, both allies hated each other. Then there was the wakening Maeficus and all the forces it was amassing against them. And, as if that wasn’t enough, the Dvorkans had to go and pick a fight with the Bane, a species with seemingly infinite resources.

It was quite the puzzle, and Jon had no idea how he was going to put the pieces together. Until a short while ago, it had seemed easy enough. Team up with the Dvorkans and invade the Mistraan. Their combined forces could take the Mistraan out of the fight and buy some time to deal with the Maeficus.

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