Found by Reagan Woods

Author:Reagan Woods [Woods, Reagan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Reagan Woods
Published: 2018-05-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

It was understood that if a powerful enemy put the crew of the Nom’magata in their crosshairs, the pirates would mitigate the threat and scatter. Handling the assassin had gone swimmingly thanks to a stroke of genius from Zocan. Using Bram’s knowledge of the Warriors and their training was nothing short of brilliant.

With their network of contacts, running should have been the easy part. Now, dodging a barrage of laser blasts and percussion-stick fire, Lyon wondered how such a simple plan could get so fucked.

The priests’ private dock was really like a giant metal cylinder around a series of twelve platforms connected by thick ramps. There was a vast amount of room in the circle for small transport ships to maneuver and very little to hinder their flight. That meant no walls or handrails and a simple tether system for the actual docking process. The only large ship in the whole of the dock was the ceremonial bark the priests travelled in.

“Take the female and the Doranos and go!” Lyon shouted to Ssszit, dropping to a knee on the wide, open-air ramp. Z’cari mirrored his movements on the far side of the ramp and together they opened fire on the pursuers charging from below.

Zocan and Natar remained on foot, guarding Ssszit’s retreat as he wheeled the cart carrying the Doranos and the female up the ramp at a flat out run. They could have used the Doranos’ body to distract the crowd, but Zocan was the boss and he’d vetoed the move out of hand.

“Fall back!” Zocan commanded.

Lyon jumped to his feet and continued to fire, flinging the end of his percussion-stick toward a group of males who fired at him from a switch-back on the ramp below. The wave of force knocked several of their pursuers back, sending others plummeting to their deaths. He jogged backward at a fast clip, scanning left and right for threats that inched too close.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Z’cari take a laser strike to the shoulder. Cutting sideways, he caught the other male by his bloody jumper before he pitched off the side of the ramp to the waiting mass of angry cannibals below. A quick glance showed him Z’cari was out – if not dead. Lyon couldn’t leave his comrade behind, so he threw the other male across his shoulders and began to run.

His magnaboots pounded against the metal ramp as he ran to catch Natar and Zocan. Natar, eyes wild, hung back to wait for him and Lyon knew he feared for his mate.

“Go!” Lyon shouted at the shaken Natar, urging him toward Zocan who had seen the hit and was rushing to the nearest ship. Natar nodded, darting to help Zocan pry open the portal to the Ashwameic priest’s ceremonial barge.

The barge’s matte black finish was adorned with shining onyx runes spelling out words of praise for the bloodthirsty goddess. They wouldn’t exactly be incognito in the death ship, but they were down a fighter and didn’t have the luxury of being choosy.

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