Forgotten Relics by Cianien Bloodstone

Author:Cianien Bloodstone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic and planet, space exporation, pirates, heists, genetic experiementation, science fantasy, space opera
Publisher: Cianien Bloodstone
Published: 2021-01-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

The Kathya’s warm, vibrant walls faded around Rei, replaced with the rusted, worn walls of the remaining ship. Beside her stood Yeke and Kuv, Aede, and a pair of men just behind them. All of them were armed in some way, but Yeke and Kuv held nothing back. Rifles were poised to fire while multiple blasters were visible on their belts. Rei was sure at least one had an explosive or two just in case the need arose.

“Okay, get what you can, Aede, but stay in contact,” Rei ordered.

“Right.” Aede crept into the hall, the men following in her wake.

Rei waited until she was sure that she was well on her way before turning to the Yeke and Kuv. “Let’s go see who’s behind this stupidity, shall we?”

The ship’s emergency lighting flickered where it lined the top and bottom on the walls except for where some areas were bent inward. Rei led them past quickly the damaged sections, hoping the hull wouldn’t give any time soon. Otherwise, despite the occasional spark or groan of the hull settling into place, it was quiet.

They were halfway down the main corridor when figures hurried from a room just ahead, terrified. Fire erupted through the opening, consuming them before the emergency doors came down. Rei took several steps backward until her back pressed into Yeke.

“We can...” Kuv began, but the emergency doors leading to an adjoining hallway were already lowering.

Rei swallowed and cast a shield around the door. “Let’s just get this over with as soon as possible.”

The smell of burnt flesh filled her nose as they gingerly stepped around the bodies. She kept her eyes locked on the path ahead, so she didn’t have to actively think about the figures that were contorted in the last position of their frantic race to escape their fate.

On the other side, Yeke gave the door a probe with his Essence. “Seems like it burned out. That or their internal fire protection finally kicked in.”

“Too late for them, though,” Kuv said, he rose from where he knelt over one. Rei’s eyes widened at the sight of his brown Essence leaving the body, it relaxed as though it was at peace. She simply nodded her approval and set to work removing her shield.

Farther along the corridor, large sections of the ceiling had caved in; wires dangled from the holes left behind. Rei groaned as the most dangerous bunch hung much lower than the rest, sparking angrily.

“They can’t make this easy, can they?” Yeke joked.

Rei ignored him and cast a shield around the wires which lifted them slightly. The sparks shot upward before falling back against the faint blue barrier. She widened it as much as possible, then gestured for the men to go ahead of her. Despite her efforts, they had to bend down low to get under her shielding and remain above all the jagged metal that littered the ground. The task was much easier for Rei, but as she eased the first leg through, her nose almost touched the tip of one of the larger debris pieces.

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