Genetic Purge (The Galactic Outlaws Book 2) by Bradford Bates

Author:Bradford Bates [Bates, Bradford]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-03-31T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

D’avin

We followed the pull of the vampire’s energy towards Serenity Station, but just before we arrived, the power vanished. That had never happened before. As far as I could remember, I’d never even read about it happening in the history of our order. A true nosferatu gave off small amounts of energy wherever they were, it was something they couldn't turn off. Maybe the stories were wrong, or maybe this vampire was something else altogether. We were close enough to the station now, there was no point in turning around. The least we could do was look for information on our missing brother.

I placed the ship on autopilot and sent our docking request and the required payment to the station. In three hours, we would be walking the streets of Serenity. It was too bad we weren’t there to have a little fun. I heard rumors that they had some of the best brothels in the verse. That and their famed Nubian Liquor.

Dal had his eyes closed, I wondered if he was trying to find a trace of the vampire’s energy. He had a special talent to cast his consciousness outside of himself. I watched him for a moment before standing and moving towards the side of the bridge. The Phoenix wasn’t a big ship, but she was fast and had a few weapons installed. That also meant you never had to go far to get what you needed.

Just outside of the bridge was our weapons locker. Opening it, I pulled out my staff and checked it over. The last thing I needed was to have a faulty weapon heading into a battle with a true nosferatu. The ends of the staff rippled to life with glowing red energy as I lent the weapon some of my power. I had no idea how effective the weapon would actually be against one of the monstrosities. I knew it was effective against the lesser, but I had my doubts as to how it would hold up in real combat.

Further inside of the locker, I found my bag. Reaching inside I pulled out a small plasma pistol. The energy pack was full, and I had one extra. Dal would never approve of using such a crude weapon, but I wasn’t ready to take any chances. I tucked the gun into a shoulder holster before donning my robe. A quick look in the mirror confirmed that my bulky robe hid the weapon completely from view. I found a few knives in the back and tucked one of them away. You could never have too many weapons.

After checking Dal’s staff, I headed back to the bridge. My brother’s eyes snapped open as I entered and he looked at me. I could sense he was disappointed about something.

“I couldn’t find a single trace of the creature.” He ducked his head looking slightly ashamed. “I thought I was stronger than this.”

Leaning forward, I tapped him under the chin forcing him to look up. “I felt the energy disappear as well, brother.

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