Galaxy of Titans: An Epic Space Opera Series (The Augmented Book 3) by Ben Hale

Author:Ben Hale [Hale, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2021-07-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

Reklin spent a week onboard the Ghosts’ ship, recovering from the wounds Quel had inflicted. Ostensibly he spent the time recovering, but as he and Mora languished in their cell, he used his augment to sift through memories of the ship. He already had the makings of an escape plan, but there were a few key elements he needed. As he considered how to get them, Visika collected him for another task.

“Where are we going?” Reklin asked.

“We have a delivery to make,” Visika said.

“And you’re taking me?”

Visika chuckled at his tone. “You sound just like Gellow. He thought it unwise I take one who is disloyal.”

“It does seem unusual.”

Reklin surreptitiously brushed against a passing krey officer, using the contact to breach his memories. He’d done it several times since boarding the ship, but this time he managed to find a full schematic to the ship, specifically the layout of power conduits around the cell he and Mora occupied. The krey walked away looking slightly confused.

“This meeting is a particularly sensitive one,” Visika said, passing the Gate Chamber and entering the hangar bay. “I would rather go alone, but it’s unwise to not have a guard in such a location.”

“And I’m expendable.”

She smiled over her shoulder. “I’m glad you see things clearly.”

Reklin knew Visika to be brutal, exacting, and ruthless, but she also protected her people. If she needed to eliminate a potential witness, she wouldn’t want to kill one of her Ghosts. Reklin, on the other hand, she had no qualms about sacrificing in order to keep a secret.

The hangar bay contained a trio of ships. Two Ro-class fighters, and a third ship that was narrow and sleek, its black hull absorbing the light from the hangar bay. The windows were so dark they revealed nothing of the interior. Nothing extended from the ship, including scanning equipment or weapons.

“A stealth vessel?” Reklin asked.

“This is the Midnight Star,” she said. “My personal ship.”

She waved her arm in front of what appeared to be a smooth section of the hull. The holoview in her arm beeped, and the hull panel glided inward before folding to the side. Reklin ducked as he followed her inside.

While the outside appeared opaque, the interior paneling was covered in sweeping windows that allowed for a darkened view of the hangar bay. There was only a single compartment, with a pilot’s chair and flight panel at the front, a small galley, and a rear sleeping area. Storage compartments lined the lower bulkheads, giving space to the windows. Weapon racks hung from the ceiling and included hammer lances, long lances, plasma launchers, det launchers, flaks, sunderblades, and beam guns. As Visika shut the hatch and claimed the captain’s chair, Reklin motioned to the impressive armory.

“Do you always carry so many weapons?”

“Always.” She powered up the ship, and it lifted off the deck with the familiar pulse of a gravity drive. She tapped the comm holo. “Wareth, open the cargo bay doors.”

“Opening now,” a Ghost replied.

The exterior door rose, and Visika flew them through the shields.

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